Scientific name Copernicia Rank Genus | Higher classification Corypheae | |
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Lower classifications Copernicia prunifera, Copernicia alba | ||
Copernicia hospita palm planting work yr2013
Copernicia is a genus of palms, native to South America and the Greater Antilles. Of the known species and nothospecies (hybrids), 22 of the 27 are endemic to Cuba. They are fan palms (Arecaceae tribe Corypheae), with the leaves with a bare petiole terminating in a rounded fan of numerous leaflets. The species are small to medium-sized trees growing to 5-30 m tall, typically occurring close to streams and rivers in savanna habitats.Govaerts, R. & Dransfield, J. (2005). World Checklist of Palms: 1-223. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
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- Copernicia alba Morong - Bolivia, Argentina, Paraguay, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso Sul
- Copernicia baileyana León - Cuba
- Copernicia berteroana Becc. - Hispaniola
- Copernicia brittonorum León - Cuba
- Copernicia x burretiana León - Cuba (C. hospita × C. macroglossa)
- Copernicia cowellii Britton & P.Wilson - Camagüey Province in Cuba
- Copernicia curbeloi León - Cuba
- Copernicia curtissii Becc. - Cuba
- Copernicia ekmanii Burret - Haiti
- Copernicia fallense León - Cuba
- Copernicia gigas Ekman ex Burret - Cuba
- Copernicia glabrescens H.Wendl. ex Becc - Cuba
- Copernicia hospita Mart. - Cuba
- Copernicia humicola León - Cuba
- Copernicia longiglossa León - Cuba
- Copernicia macroglossa Schaedtler - Cuba
- Copernicia molineti León - Cuba
- Copernicia x occidentalis León - Cuba (C. brittonanum × C. hospita)
- Copernicia prunifera (Mill.) H.E.Moore - northeastern Brazil
- Copernicia rigida Britton & P.Wilson - Cuba
- Copernicia roigii León - Cuba
- Copernicia × shaferi Dahlgren & Glassman - Cuba (C. cowellii × C. hospita)
- Copernicia x sueroana León - Cuba (C. hospita × C. rigida)
- Copernicia tectorum (Kunth) Mart. - Colombia, Venezuela
- Copernicia × textilis León - Cuba (C. baileyana × C. hospita)
- Copernicia × vespertilionum León - Cuba (C. gigas × C. rigida)
- Copernicia yarey Burret - Cuba
The genus is named after the astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus.
In some of the species, the leaves are coated with a thin layer of wax, known as carnauba wax.
Copernicia alba palm
References
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