Thrinax
Thrinax
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species Arecaceae
Morphological Summary
Genus of 2–3 Caribbean fan palm species, especially from the Greater Antilles and Florida. They are slender palms of limestone coastal areas, with fan leaves and distinctive white or cream-white fruits. Adapted to poor limestone soils and coastal environments with salt and wind. Not to be confused with the much more diverse genus Coccothrinax.
Distribution Florida (USA), Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola, Bahamas islands
Conservation Least concern; some populations locally reduced
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Thrinax excelsa
Broad thatch palm
Specimen ID RN-THRNX-00003
Origin Jamaica
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Thrinax morrisii
Key thatch palm
Specimen ID RN-THRNX-00004
Origin Florida, Caribe
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Thrinax parviflora
Jamaican thatch palm
Specimen ID RN-THRNX-00005
Origin Jamaica
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Thrinax parviflora Sw.
Mountain Thatch Palm
Specimen ID RN-THRNX-00001
Origin Jamaica (endémica, zonas costeras y de colinas)
Type Palm
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Thrinax radiata
Florida thatch palm
Specimen ID RN-THRNX-00006
Origin Florida, Caribe, México
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Thrinax radiata Lodd. ex Schult. & Schult.f.
Florida Thatch Palm
Specimen ID RN-THRNX-00002
Origin Florida (Cayos), Cuba, Bahamas, México (Yucatán), Belice, Honduras
Type Palm
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Thrinax rivularis
River thatch palm
Specimen ID RN-THRNX-00007
Origin Cuba (oriental)
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