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Copernicia 
Copernicia alba Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Monocots (unranked): Commelinids Order: Arecales Family: Arecaceae Subfamily: Coryphoideae Tribe: Corypheae Genus: Copernicia
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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]
- Copernicia alba
- Copernicia baileyana
- Copernicia berteroana
- Copernicia brittonorum
- Copernicia x burretiana
- Copernicia cowellii
- Copernicia curbeloi
- Copernicia curtissii
- Copernicia ekmanii
- Copernicia × escarzana
- Copernicia fallense
- Copernicia gigas
- Copernicia glabrescens
- Copernicia hospita
- Copernicia humicola
- Copernicia longiglossa
- Copernicia macroglossa
- Copernicia molineti
- Copernicia x occidentalis
- Copernicia prunifera
- Copernicia rigida
- Copernicia roigii
- Copernicia × shaferi
- Copernicia x sueroana
- Copernicia × textilis
- Copernicia tectorum
- Copernicia × vespertilionum
- Copernicia yarey
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
- ^ "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.
External links
Categories:- Copernicia
- Trees of the Caribbean
- Trees of South America
- Livistoninae
- Corypheae
- Coryphoideae
- Arecales genera
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