Coccothrinax pauciramosa

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Coccothrinax pauciramosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Coccothrinax
Species:
C. pauciramosa
Binomial name
Coccothrinax pauciramosa
Synonyms
  • Coccothrinax muricata var. savannarum León
  • Coccothrinax muricata subsp. savannarum (León) Borhidi & O.Muñiz
  • Coccothrinax savannarum (León) Borhidi & O.Muñiz

Coccothrinax pauciramosa, the yuraguana or yuraguana vestida,

endemic to Cuba.[3] Like other members of the genus, C. pauciramosa is a fan palm. Trees are single-stemmed, between 2 and 5 metres tall (occasionally up 15 m tall) with stems 4 to 8 centimetres in diameter (occasionally up to 20 cm in diameter). The fruit is purple-black, 0.7–1.2 cm in diameter.[2]

The species found in Camagüey, Holguín and Oriente provinces in eastern Cuba on limestone hills and serpentine savannas.[2] It is classified as Vulnerable due to its small population and fragmented distribution.[1]

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