Cryosophila warscewiczii

Cryosophila warscewiczii is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae, endemic to Central America. It is a tree with palmate leaves, growing to 10 meters in height with trunk 10–15 cm. in diameter above its enlarged base. Much of the trunk bears spines transformed from roots.

Cryosophila warscewiczii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Cryosophila
Species:
C. warscewiczii
Binomial name
Cryosophila warscewiczii
(H.Wendl.) Bartlett

Synonyms

  • Acanthorrhiza warscewiczii H.Wendl.
  • Cryosophila albida

References


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