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]

Coccothrinax spissa
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

Description

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]

References

  1. 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.
  2. "Coccothrinax spissa". Palm & Cycad Societies of Australia. Retrieved 2007-11-13.
  3. "Coccothrinax spissa". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Retrieved 2019-02-25.


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