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Coccothrinax ekmanii

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Coccothrinax ekmanii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Coccothrinax
Species:
C. ekmanii
Binomial name
Coccothrinax ekmanii

Coccothrinax ekmanii, also known in Haitian Creole as gwenn[2] or in Dominican Spanish as palma de guano, is an endangered species of palm which is endemic to the island of Hispaniola (in the Dominican Republic and Haiti).[3]

Description

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Like other members of the genus, C. ekmanii is a fan palm. Trees are single-stemmed, between 3 and 15 metres tall with stems 5 to 8 (occasionally 20) centimetres in diameter. The fruit is brownish, 5–6 millimetres in diameter.[2] It grows on rocky hills or in dry scrub forest on limestone.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Timyan, J. (2022). "Coccothrinax ekmanii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T38481A212959315. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  2. ^ a b c 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.
  3. ^ "Coccothrinax ekmanii". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Retrieved 2019-02-25.