Gaussia maya

Gaussia maya
Conservation status
	; Vulnerable (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
(unranked):	Commelinids
Order:	Arecales
Family:	Arecaceae
Genus:	Gaussia
Species:	G. maya
Binomial name
	Gaussia maya; (O.F.Cook) H.J.Quero & Read
Synonyms
	Opsiandra maya O.F.Cook

Gaussia maya is a palm which is native to Mexico, Belize and Guatemala.^[2] The species grows in rocky areas on limestone soils.^[3] The species is classified as vulnerable, and is threatened by habitat destruction and degradation.^[1]

Gaussia maya are 5 to 20 metres tall. Stems are gray, 10 to 15 (sometimes 30) centimetres in diameter. Trees have six to eight pinnately compound leaves. Fruit are red, 1 to 1.5 cm in diameter.^[3] Stems are used for construction.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b Template:IUCN2007
^ "Gaussia gomez-pompae". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Retrieved 2007-11-16.
^ ^a ^b ^c 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.

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[IUCN-1] Template:IUCN2007

[Kew-2] "Gaussia gomez-pompae". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Retrieved 2007-11-16.

[Henderson-3] 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.

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