- Carlo Morici
Carlo Morici (
Messina , Italy. July, 8th 1974), lives since 1995 inSanta Cruz de Tenerife ,Canary Islands He is a biologist specialized in Palms also known for his landscaping projects. He develops his research within the Group ofIsland Ecology , belonging to the Department of Ecology at theUniversity of La Laguna , inTenerife . His working field spreads over various countries yet his research focuses on "Phoenix canariensis " and the palm flora originating in theCaribbean Islands , with a special dedication to the genus "Coccothrinax ".In 2006 Morici, described a new palm species native to SE Cuba, "
Coccothrinax torrida " [http://www.bioone.org/perlserv/?request=get-abstract&doi=10.1663%2F0007-196X%282006%2958%5B189%3ACTAANS%5D2.0.CO%3B2] , together with the Cuban botanistRaúl Verdecia .Morici also works as a landscape designer. Some of his best known projects are the
Central Park of Arona and thePalmetum of Santa Cruz de Tenerife . He participated in the palmetum as a botanist during the earliest years (1996-1999). He later designed new sections, such as the areas dedicated to the floras of New Caledonia, Hawaii and North America, and the gardens of the southern sea-facing slopes.ome Publications
Palmeras e Islas, in Spanish, on the biogeography of island palms [http://webpages.ull.es/users/jmferpal/Palmeras%20e%20Islas%20Libro%20Cap.%2003.pdf]
La Palmera Canaria: "Phoenix canariensis", in Spanish, published in the Canarian magazine "Rincones del Atlántico", on the species in habitat [http://www.rinconesdelatlantico.com/num3/16_phoenix.html]
Article on "Coccothrinax boschiana" in the journal "Palms", in English [http://www.palms.org/palmsjournal/2002/boschiana.htm]
Description of a new palm species in Brittonia, the journal of the New York Botanical Garden: "Coccothrinax torrida" [http://www.bioone.org/perlserv/?request=get-abstract&doi=10.1663%2F0007-196X%282006%2958%5B189%3ACTAANS%5D2.0.CO%3B2]
File with pictures of "Coccothrinax torrida", in PACSOA (Palms and Cycad Society of Australia) website. [http://www.pacsoa.org.au/palms/Coccothrinax/torrida.html]
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