Coccothrinax spissa

Coccothrinax spissa

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Arecales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Arecales

Familia: Arecaceae
Subfamilia: Coryphoideae
Tribus: Cryosophileae
Genus: Coccothrinax
Species: Coccothrinax spissa

Name

Coccothrinax spissa L.H.Bailey, Gentes Herbarum 4: 253 (1939).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Pithodes spissa (L.H.Bailey) O.F.Cook, Natl. Hort. Mag. 20: 52 (1941).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Caribbean Dominican Republic, Haiti. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Bailey, L.H. 1939. Coccothrinax in the Southern Greater Antilles. Gentes Herbarum 4: 247–259.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Coccothrinax spissa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Dec. 17. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Coccothrinax spissa. Published online. Accessed: Dec. 17 2018.
• The Plant List 2013. Coccothrinax spissa in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Dec. 17.
• Tropicos.org 2018. Coccothrinax spissa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 17 Dec. 2018.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Coccothrinax spissa in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

English: swollen silver thatch palm

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