- Coccothrinax hioramii
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Coccothrinax hioramii Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Monocots (unranked): Commelinids Order: Arecales Family: Arecaceae Genus: Coccothrinax Species: C. hioramii Binomial name Coccothrinax hioramii
LeónCoccothrinax hioramii is a palm which is endemic to eastern Cuba,[1] in open sandy coastal areas.[2] Like other members of the genus, C. hioramii is a fan palm. Trees are single-stemmed, between 6 and 12 metres tall with stems 7 to 15 centimetres in diameter. The fruit is black, 0.9–1.1 cm in diameter.[2]
Henderson and colleagues spelled the name C. hiorami.[2]
References
- ^ "Coccothrinax hioramii ". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. http://www.rbgkew.org.uk/wcsp/namedetail.do?accepted_id=44414&repSynonym_id=-9998&name_id=44414&status=true. Retrieved 2006-12-08.
- ^ a b c 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.
Categories:- Coccothrinax
- Trees of Cuba
- Plants described in 1939
- Corypheae stubs
- Tree stubs
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