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Coccothrinax gundlachii (Coccothrinax gundlachii)

Description

Coccothrinax gundlachii (yuraguana) is a palm which is endemic central and eastern Cuba. Like other members of the genus, C. barbadensis is a fan palm. Trees are single-stemmed, between 4 and 10 metres tall with stems 7 to 20 centimetres in diameter. The fruit is purple-black, 1-1.3 cm in diameter.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum:

        • Class: Liliopsida

          • Order: Arecales

            • Family: Arecaceae

              • Genus: Coccothrinax