Copernicia berteroana
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Copernicia berteroana (dyaré, yarey)[1] is a palm which is endemic to Hispaniola;[2] it is also reported from Curaçao and Venezuela, but it is probably naturalized there.[1] Like other members of this genus, C. berteroana is a fan palm. Trees are 4 to 5 metres tall with stems 20 centimetres in diameter. The fruit is black, 2 centimetres long and 1.8 cm in diameter.[1] The leaves are used for thatch.[1]
Copernicia berteroana is found in flat regions with low rainfall. In Haiti it is threatened by habitat destruction.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e Henderson, Andrew; Gloria Galeano; Rodrigo Bernal (1995). Field Guide to the Palms of the Americas. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press. ISBN 0-691-08537-4.
- ^ "Copernicia berteroana". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Retrieved 2006-12-08.
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