Copernicia

Copernicia
Copernicia
Copernicia alba
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Subfamily: Coryphoideae
Tribe: Corypheae
Genus: Copernicia
Mart.
Species

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Copernicia is a genus of 24 species of palms, native to South America and the Caribbean. They are fan palms (Arecaceae tribe Corypheae), with the leaves with a bare petiole terminating in a rounded fan of numerous leaflets. The species are small to medium-sized trees growing to 5-30 m tall, typically occurring close to streams and rivers in savanna habitats.

Species and hybrids[1]

The genus is named after the astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus.

In some of the species, the leaves are coated with a thin layer of wax, known as carnauba wax.

References

  1. ^ "Copernicia". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. http://www.kew.org/wcsp/qsearch.do?plantName=Copernicia&page=quickSearch. Retrieved 2007-11-14. 

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