Kingdom Plantae Family Arecaceae Scientific name Coccothrinax boschiana | Order Arecales Genus Coccothrinax Rank Species | |
Similar Coccothrinax borhidiana, Coccothrinax argentea, Coccothrinax readii, Cyphophoenix elegans, Coccothrinax argentata | ||
Coccothrinax boschiana (guano de Barreras) is a palm endemic to dry forests on limestone on Sierra Martín García ridge in the Sierra de Neiba on Barahona peninsula in the south of the Dominican Republic. This species was first described in 1997.
C. boschiana is palmate-leaved; its leaves have been described as "golden above and silvery below". Trees grow to about 12 metres in height.
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