Coccothrinax gundlachii | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Arecales |
Family: | Arecaceae |
Genus: | Coccothrinax |
Species: | C. gundlachii
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Binomial name | |
Coccothrinax gundlachii |
Coccothrinax gundlachii (yuraguana) [2] is a palm which is endemic central and eastern Cuba. [3] Its specific epithet, gundlachii, is in honor of Cuban naturalist Juan Gundlach.
Like other members of the genus, C. gundlachii 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. [2]