Coccothrinax gundlachii
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Arecales |
| Family: | Arecaceae |
| Genus: | Coccothrinax |
| Species: | C. gundlachii
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| Binomial name | |
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Coccothrinax gundlachii (yuraguana)[2] is a palm which is endemic central and eastern Cuba.[3] Its specific epithet, gundlachii, is in honor of Cuban naturalist Juan Gundlach.
Description
[edit]Like other members of the genus, C. gundlachii is a fan palm. Trees are single-stemmed, between 4 and 10 metres tall with stems 7 to 20 centimetres in diameter. The fruit is purple-black, 1–1.3 cm in diameter.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Moya, C. (1998). "Coccothrinax gundlachii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T38482A10116194. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T38482A10116194.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ "Coccothrinax gundlachii". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Retrieved 2006-12-08.
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