Coccothrinax gundlachii

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Coccothrinax gundlachii

Least Concern (IUCN 2.3)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Coccothrinax
Species:
C. gundlachii
Binomial name
Coccothrinax gundlachii

Coccothrinax gundlachii (yuraguana)[2] is a palm which is endemic central and eastern Cuba.[3]

Like other members of the genus, C. barbadensis is a fan palm. Trees are single-stemmed, between 4 and 10 metres tall with stems 7 to 20 centimetres in diameter. The fruit is purple-black, 1–1.3 cm in diameter.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ Moya, C. (1998). "Coccothrinax gundlachii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T38482A10116194. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T38482A10116194.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b 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.
  3. ^ "Coccothrinax gundlachii". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Retrieved 2006-12-08.


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