Coccothrinax spissa | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Arecales |
Family: | Arecaceae |
Genus: | Coccothrinax |
Species: | C. spissa
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Binomial name | |
Coccothrinax spissa |
Coccothrinax spissa, the guano [1] or swollen silver thatch palm, [2] is a palm which is endemic to the island of Hispaniola. [3]
Like other members of this genus, Coccothrinax spissa is a fan palm. Stems grow singly and are 3 to 8 metres tall and 20 to 30 centimetres in diameter, usually swollen. The fruit is dark purple, 1.1 to 1.2 cm in diameter. [1] It grows in open areas in dry habitats, or at the margins of woodlands at low elevations (below 400 m above sea level). [1]
Coccothrinax spissa | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Arecales |
Family: | Arecaceae |
Genus: | Coccothrinax |
Species: | C. spissa
|
Binomial name | |
Coccothrinax spissa |
Coccothrinax spissa, the guano [1] or swollen silver thatch palm, [2] is a palm which is endemic to the island of Hispaniola. [3]
Like other members of this genus, Coccothrinax spissa is a fan palm. Stems grow singly and are 3 to 8 metres tall and 20 to 30 centimetres in diameter, usually swollen. The fruit is dark purple, 1.1 to 1.2 cm in diameter. [1] It grows in open areas in dry habitats, or at the margins of woodlands at low elevations (below 400 m above sea level). [1]