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Coccothrinax alexandri (Coccothrinax alexandri)

Description

Coccothrinax alexandri is a palm which is endemic to eastern Cuba. Like other members of the genus, C. alexandri is a fan palm. Two subspecies are recognised—Coccothrinax alexandri subsp. alexandri and Coccothrinax alexandri subsp. nitida (León) Borhidi & O.Muñiz. Henderson and colleagues (1995) considered C. alexandri to be a synonym of Coccothrinax miraguama.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum:

        • Class: Liliopsida

          • Order: Arecales

            • Family: Arecaceae

              • Genus: Coccothrinax