Coccothrinax alexandri

Coccothrinax alexandri is a palm which is endemic to eastern Cuba. Like other members of the genus, C. alexandri is a fan palm. Two subspecies are recognised—Coccothrinax alexandri subsp. alexandri[2] and Coccothrinax alexandri subsp. nitida (León) Borhidi & O.Muñiz.[3]

Coccothrinax alexandri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Coccothrinax
Species:
C. alexandri
Binomial name
Coccothrinax alexandri

Andrew Henderson and colleagues (1995) considered C. alexandri to be a synonym of Coccothrinax miraguama.[4]

References

  1. "Coccothrinax alexandri". WCSP: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Retrieved 2019-02-25.
  2. "Coccothrinax alexandri subsp. alexandri". WCSP: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Retrieved 2019-02-25.
  3. "Coccothrinax alexandri subsp. nitida". WCSP: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Retrieved 2019-02-25.
  4. Henderson, Andrew; Galeano, Gloria; Bernal, Rodrigo (1995). Field Guide to the Palms of the Americas. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press. ISBN 0-691-08537-4.


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