Coccothrinax argentea

Coccothrinax argentea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
(unranked):	Commelinids
Order:	Arecales
Family:	Arecaceae
Genus:	Coccothrinax
Species:	C. argentea
Binomial name
Coccothrinax argentea (Lodd. ex Schult. & Schult.f.) Sarg. ex Becc.

Coccothrinax argentea is a palm which is endemic to Hispaniola.^[1] It is a medium sized palm (growing about 10 m tall. Leaves are dark green above and silvery below.^[2] Like other Coccothrinax species, C. argentea is a fan palm. Very young leaves are eaten as a vegetable. ^[3] It is also used medicinally by traditional healers to treat uterine fibroids and hot flashes.^[4]

This species is frequently confused with Coccothrinax argentata.

Common names include: Hispaniola silver thatch palm,^[2] Cana,^[4] Guano, Latanye marron, Latanye savanne,^[5] Broom palm, Hispaniolan silver palm, Silver thatch palm, Palmera plateada de La Hispaniola, Guanito, Guano de escoba.

References

1. ^ "Coccothrinax argentea". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. http://www.rbgkew.org.uk/wcsp/namedetail.do?accepted_id=44378&repSynonym_id=203946&name_id=44378&status=true. Retrieved 2007-01-30. 
2. ^ ^{a b} Palm and Cycad Society of Australia. "Palms: Coccothrinax argentea". http://www.pacsoa.org.au/palms/Coccothrinax/argentea.html. Retrieved 2007-01-30. 
3. ^ Haynes, Jody; John McLaughlin (November 2000). "Edible Palms and Their Uses". Fact Sheet MDCE-00-50-1. University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences. http://www.rarefruit.org/PDF_files/EdiblePalmsandTheirUses.pdf. Retrieved 2007-01-30. 
4. ^ ^{a b} Balick, Michael J.; Fredi Kronenberg; Andreana L. Ososki; Marian Reiff; Adriane Fugh-Berman; Bonnie O’Connor; Maria Roble; Patricia Lohr; Daniel Atha (2000). "Medicinal plants used by Latino healers for women's health conditions in New York City" (^{Scholar search}). Economic Botany 54 (3): 344–357. doi:10.1007/BF02864786. http://sciweb.nybg.org/science2/ebot-54-3-344.pdf. Retrieved 2007-01-30. 
5. ^ 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.