Coccothrinax proctorii
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Arecales |
Family: | Arecaceae |
Genus: | Coccothrinax |
Species: | C. proctorii
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Binomial name | |
Coccothrinax proctorii Read, 1980
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Coccothrinax proctorii, the Cayman thatch palm or Proctor's silver palm,[2] is a palm which is endemic to the Cayman Islands.[3]
Henderson and colleagues (1995) considered C. proctorii to be a synonym of Coccothrinax argentata.[4] It is considered Endangered by the IUCN Red List, having declined to about 435,699 mature individuals in 2000 from a projected original population of 600,000. This population has still continued declining, and the projected 2013 population is around 428,500 mature individuals. In a century, the population will have likely declined to only about 123,500 individuals, all restricted to protected areas.[1]
Description
A medium sized palm, with a slender trunk, and an open crown, of deeply divided leaves, with nearly perfectly symmetrical divisions, dark green above, and silvery white below. Trunk type: Solitary. Prefers a sunny, moist, but well-drained position. Salt tolerant, and prefers an alkaline soil. Slow growing. Can be grown on just coral limerock. It likes a position in full sun, or light shade, in a tropical, or subtropical climate, and once established, can endure quite a bit of coastal exposure. Indoors it also makes a neat bonsai, that can even be cultivated just on a piece of coral limerock, practically without soil.[5]
References
- ^ a b "Coccothrinax proctorii (Silver Palm, Thatch Palm)". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
- ^ "Coccothrinax images". Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden Guide to Palms. Archived from the original on 2010-11-29. Retrieved 2007-11-13.
- ^ "Coccothrinax proctorii". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Retrieved 2019-02-25.
- ^ Henderson, Andrew; Galeano, Gloria; Bernal, Rodrigo (1995). Field Guide to the Palms of the Americas. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press. ISBN 0-691-08537-4.
- ^ http://www.palmpedia.net/wiki/Coccothrinax_proctorii