Coccothrinax montana
Coccothrinax montana is a palm which is endemic to Hispaniola.[1] The Latin specific epithet montana refers to mountains or coming from mountains.[2]
| Coccothrinax montana | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Arecales |
| Family: | Arecaceae |
| Genus: | Coccothrinax |
| Species: | C. montana |
| Binomial name | |
| Coccothrinax montana | |
Henderson and colleagues (1995) considered C. montana to be a synonym of Coccothrinax miraguama.[3]
References
- "Coccothrinax montana". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Retrieved 2019-02-25.
- Archibald William Smith A Gardener's Handbook of Plant Names: Their Meanings and Origins, p. 239, at Google Books
- 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.
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