- Coccothrinax torrida
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Coccothrinax torrida Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Monocots (unranked): Commelinids Order: Arecales Family: Arecaceae Genus: Coccothrinax Species: C. torrida Binomial name Coccothrinax torrida
Carlo Morici & Raúl Verdecia PérezCoccothrinax torrida is a palm endemic to southeastern Cuba.[1] It is known from a single isolated hill on the coast of the Guantánamo Province. The climate of the area is described as semi-desert with 9 or 10 dry months.[1] Like other members of the genus, C. torrida is a fan palm. Trees are single-stemmed, between 2 and 8 metres tall with stems 2.5 to 3.9 (occasionally up to 4.5) centimetres in diameter. The fruit is creamy white, 4.8–6.3 millimetres in diameter.[1]
The species was first described in 2006 from material collected in 2003.[1] It is related to Coccothrinax pauciramosa, and is characterized by the following features: narrow semiorbicular flat leaves that are covered on the adaxial surface by white wax; a small irregular palman; long and erect inflorescences; and small, white, smooth fruits. Coccothrinax torrida and Coccothrinax montana are the only described species with white fruits in the genus Coccothrinax. [1] Since it is known from a single population of about 5000 individuals, the species is considered Vulnerable.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f Morici, Carlo; Raúl Verdecia Pérez (2006). "Coccothrinax torrida (Arecaceae), a new species from southeastern Cuba". Brittonia 58 (2): 189–193. doi:10.1663/0007-196X(2006)58[189:CTAANS]2.0.CO;2. http://www.bioone.org/perlserv/?request=get-abstract&doi=10.1663%2F0007-196X%282006%2958%5B189%3ACTAANS%5D2.0.CO%3B2. Retrieved 2007-01-13.
External links
- Text and pictures of Coccothrinax torrida hosted by the Palm and Cycad Society of Australia
Categories:- Coccothrinax
- Trees of Cuba
- Plants described in 2006
- Corypheae stubs
- Tree stubs
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