Coccothrinax pauciramosa
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Arecales |
Family: | Arecaceae |
Genus: | Coccothrinax |
Species: | C. pauciramosa
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Binomial name | |
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Coccothrinax pauciramosa, the yuraguana or yuraguana vestida,[2] is a palm which is endemic to Cuba.[3] Like other members of the genus, C. pauciramosa is a fan palm. Trees are single-stemmed, between 2 and 5 metres tall (occasionally up 15 m tall) with stems 4 to 8 centimetres in diameter (occasionally up to 20 cm in diameter). The fruit is purple-black, 0.7–1.2 cm in diameter.[2]
The species found in Camagüey, Holguín and Oriente provinces in eastern Cuba on limestone hills and serpentine savannas.[2] It is classified as Vulnerable due to its small population and fragmented distribution.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Moya, C. (1998). "Coccothrinax pauciramosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T38484A10116355. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T38484A10116355.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ "Coccothrinax pauciramosa". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Retrieved 2019-02-25.