Calyptronoma occidentalis

Calyptronoma occidentalis is a pinnately compound leaved palm species which is endemic to Jamaica.[2] C. occidentalis stems grow singly and reach heights of 7–12 m, with stems 17–20 cm in diameter.[2] It grows in waterlogged areas near the banks of streams, up to an elevation of 800 m above sea level.[2]

Calyptronoma occidentalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Calyptronoma
Species:
C. occidentalis
Binomial name
Calyptronoma occidentalis
Synonyms[1]

Elaeis occidentalis Sw.
Calyptronoma swartzii Griseb., nom. illeg.
Geonoma swartzii Griseb., nom. illeg.
Calyptrogyne swartzii Hook.f.
Calyptrogyne occidentalis (Sw.) M.Gómez
Calyptrogyne victorinii León

The species was first described by Swedish botanist Olof Swartz in 1797 in his Flora Indiae Occidentalis.

References
  1. "Calyptronoma occidentalis". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Retrieved 2007-09-24.
  2. Henderson, Andrew; Gloria Galeano; Rodrigo Bernal (1995). Field Guide to the Palms of the Americas. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press. ISBN 0-691-08537-4.


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