Coccothrinax boschiana

Coccothrinax boschiana (guano de Barreras) is a palm endemic to dry forests on limestone on Sierra Martín García ridge in the Sierra de Neiba on Barahona peninsula in the south of the Dominican Republic. This species was first described in 1997.

Coccothrinax boschiana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Coccothrinax
Species:
C. boschiana
Binomial name
Coccothrinax boschiana
Mejía & García

C. boschiana is palmate-leaved; its leaves have been described as "golden above and silvery below". Trees grow to about 12 metres in height.

References

  • "Coccothrinax boschiana M.M.Mejía & R.García, Moscosoa 9: 1 (1997)". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Retrieved 2019-02-25.
  • "Morici, Carlo. 2002. Coccothrinax boschiana". Palms 41:1. Archived from the original on 2006-12-13. Retrieved 2006-12-12.


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