Coccothrinax ekmanii
Coccothrinax ekmanii (gwenn)[2] is a palm which is endemic to the island of Hispaniola.[3]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Arecales |
| Family: | Arecaceae |
| Genus: | Coccothrinax |
| Species: | C. ekmanii |
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Description
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
- Johnson, D. (1998). "Coccothrinax ekmanii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T38481A10116085. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T38481A10116085.en. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
- 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 ekmanii". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Retrieved 2019-02-25.
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