Coccothrinax ekmanii (Coccothrinax ekmanii)
Description
Coccothrinax ekmanii gwenn is a palm which is endemic to the island of Hispaniola. 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.It grows on rocky hills or in dry scrub forest on limestone.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum:
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Class: Liliopsida
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Order: Arecales
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Family: Arecaceae
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Genus: Coccothrinax
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