Coccothrinax
Coccothrinax
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species Arecaceae
Morphological Summary
Genus of fan palms in subfamily Coryphoideae, endemic to the Caribbean, with over 50 recognized species. They are robust single-trunked palms with palmate leaves that are green on top and silvery beneath in many species.
Distribution Caribbean: Cuba, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, Jamaica, Bahamas, and the Lesser Antilles. Cuba harbors the greatest diversity.
Conservation Many species threatened; island endemics with fragmented habitat; pressure from land use change.
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Coccothrinax acuminata
Acuminate silver palm
Specimen ID RN-COCT-00007
Origin Caribe (La Española)
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Coccothrinax acunana
Acuña's silver palm
Specimen ID RN-COCT-00008
Origin Cuba (oriental)
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Coccothrinax alexandri
Alexander's silver palm
Specimen ID RN-COCT-00009
Origin Cuba (oriental)
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Coccothrinax alta
Puerto Rican silver palm
Specimen ID RN-COCT-00010
Origin Puerto Rico, Islas Vírgenes
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Coccothrinax argentata
Florida silver palm
Specimen ID RN-COCT-00011
Origin Florida, Bahamas
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Coccothrinax argentea
Hispaniolan Silver Palm
Specimen ID RN-COCT-00001
Origin Caribe
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Coccothrinax baracoensis
Baracoa silver palm
Specimen ID RN-COCT-00012
Origin Cuba (Baracoa)
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Coccothrinax barbadensis
Barbados Silver Palm
Specimen ID RN-COCT-00002
Origin Caribe
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Coccothrinax bermudezii
Bermudez's silver palm
Specimen ID RN-COCT-00013
Origin Cuba (oriental)
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Coccothrinax borhidiana
Borhidi's silver palm
Specimen ID RN-COCT-00014
Origin Cuba (Matanzas)
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Coccothrinax camagueyana
Camaguey silver palm
Specimen ID RN-COCT-00015
Origin Cuba (Camagüey)
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Coccothrinax clarensis
Villa Clara silver palm
Specimen ID RN-COCT-00016
Origin Cuba (Villa Clara)
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Coccothrinax concolor
Concolor silver palm
Specimen ID RN-COCT-00017
Origin Antillas (Antigua, Guadalupe)
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Coccothrinax crinita
Old Man Palm
Specimen ID RN-COCT-00003
Origin Caribe
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Coccothrinax cupularis
Cup silver palm
Specimen ID RN-COCT-00018
Origin Cuba (oriental)
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Coccothrinax ekmanii
Ekman's silver palm
Specimen ID RN-COCT-00019
Origin Cuba (oriental)
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Coccothrinax fagildei
Fagilde's silver palm
Specimen ID RN-COCT-00020
Origin Cuba
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Coccothrinax fragrans
Fragrant silver palm
Specimen ID RN-COCT-00021
Origin Cuba, La Española
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Coccothrinax gracilis
Slender silver palm
Specimen ID RN-COCT-00022
Origin La Española
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Coccothrinax guantanamensis
Guantanamo silver palm
Specimen ID RN-COCT-00023
Origin Cuba (Guantánamo)
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Coccothrinax gundlachii
Gundlach's silver palm
Specimen ID RN-COCT-00024
Origin Cuba
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Coccothrinax inaguensis
Inagua silver palm
Specimen ID RN-COCT-00025
Origin Bahamas (Inagua)
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Coccothrinax jamaicensis
Jamaican silver thatch
Specimen ID RN-COCT-00026
Origin Jamaica
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Coccothrinax leonis
Leon's silver palm
Specimen ID RN-COCT-00027
Origin Cuba
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Coccothrinax litoralis
Coastal silver palm
Specimen ID RN-COCT-00028
Origin Cuba (costas)
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Coccothrinax macroglossa
Large-tongued silver palm
Specimen ID RN-COCT-00029
Origin Cuba
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Coccothrinax martii
Marti's Silver Palm
Specimen ID RN-COCT-00004
Origin Caribe
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Coccothrinax miraguama
Miraguama palm
Specimen ID RN-COCT-00030
Origin Cuba
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Coccothrinax moaensis
Moa silver palm
Specimen ID RN-COCT-00031
Origin Cuba (Moa)
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Coccothrinax munizii
Muniz's silver palm
Specimen ID RN-COCT-00032
Origin Cuba
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Coccothrinax muricata
Muricate silver palm
Specimen ID RN-COCT-00033
Origin Cuba
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Coccothrinax nipensis
Nipe silver palm
Specimen ID RN-COCT-00034
Origin Cuba (Sierra de Nipe)
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Coccothrinax orientalis
Eastern silver palm
Specimen ID RN-COCT-00035
Origin Cuba (oriental)
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Coccothrinax pauciramosa
Few-branched silver palm
Specimen ID RN-COCT-00036
Origin Cuba
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Coccothrinax proctorii
Proctor's silver thatch
Specimen ID RN-COCT-00037
Origin Islas Caimán
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Coccothrinax pumila
Dwarf silver palm
Specimen ID RN-COCT-00038
Origin Cuba
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Coccothrinax radiata
Florida Silver Palm
Specimen ID RN-COCT-00005
Origin Caribe
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Coccothrinax readii
Read's silver palm
Specimen ID RN-COCT-00039
Origin México (Yucatán)
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Coccothrinax rigida
Rigid silver palm
Specimen ID RN-COCT-00040
Origin Bahamas, Cuba
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Coccothrinax sabana
Cuban Savanna Palm
Specimen ID RN-COCT-00006
Origin Caribe
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Coccothrinax savannarum
Savanna silver palm
Specimen ID RN-COCT-00042
Origin Cuba
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Coccothrinax saxicola
Rock silver palm
Specimen ID RN-COCT-00041
Origin Cuba
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Coccothrinax scoparia
Broom silver palm
Specimen ID RN-COCT-00043
Origin La Española
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Coccothrinax spirituana
Sancti Spiritus silver palm
Specimen ID RN-COCT-00044
Origin Cuba (Sancti Spíritus)
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Coccothrinax trinitensis
Trinidad silver palm
Specimen ID RN-COCT-00045
Origin Cuba (Trinidad)
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Coccothrinax victorini
Victorin's silver palm
Specimen ID RN-COCT-00046
Origin Cuba
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Coccothrinax yunquensis
Yunque silver palm
Specimen ID RN-COCT-00048
Origin Cuba (El Yunque de Baracoa)
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Coccothrinax yuraguana
Yuraguana palm
Specimen ID RN-COCT-00047
Origin Cuba
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