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Gaussia spirituana

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Arecaceae

Scientific name
  
Gaussia spirituana

Order
  
Arecales

Genus
  
Gaussia

Rank
  
Species

Similar
  
Gaussia princeps, Thrinax ekmaniana, Acrocomia crispa, Copernicia fallaensis, Coccothrinax borhidiana

Gaussia spirituana is a palm which is endemic to the Sierra de Jatibonico in east-central Cuba.

Gaussia spirituana stems are whitish, up to 7 metres tall. Stems are 30–35 centimetres in diameter, swollen at the base and tapering upward. Trees have up to ten pinnately compound leaves. Fruit are orange-red, 1 cm in diameter.

The species is considered endangered based on the fact that only 150 individuals are known to exist, and they are fragmented into five subpopulations. They are also threatened by habitat destruction and non-native pathogens.

References

Gaussia spirituana Wikipedia