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Coccothrinax clarensis

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Arecaceae

Scientific name
  
Coccothrinax clarensis

Order
  
Arecales

Genus
  
Coccothrinax

Rank
  
Species

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Similar
  
Coccothrinax salvatoris, Coccothrinax borhidiana, Coccothrinax barbadensis, Copernicia glabrescens

Coccothrinax clarensis palm juvenile


Coccothrinax clarensis is a palm which is endemic to central and eastern Cuba. Its name suggests that it has small coconut-like fruit (Greek coccos:berry and thrinax:trident or winnowing fork) while clarensis comes from Santa Clara valley in Cuba where the species are found.

Two subspecies are recognised: Coccothrinax clarensis subsp. brevifolia (León) Borhidi & O.Muñiz and Coccothrinax clarensis subsp. clarensis

Henderson and colleagues (1995) considered C. clarensis subsp. clarensis to be a synonym of Coccothrinax gundlachii and C. clarensis subsp. brevifolia to be a synonym of Coccothrinax pauciramosa.

References

Coccothrinax clarensis Wikipedia