Coccothrinax ekmanii

Coccothrinax ekmanii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Coccothrinax
Species: C. ekmanii
Binomial name
Coccothrinax ekmanii
Burret

Coccothrinax ekmanii (gwenn)[2] is a palm which is endemic to the island of Hispaniola.[3] 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.[2] It grows on rocky hills or in dry scrub forest on limestone.[2]

References

  1. Johnson, D. (1998). "Coccothrinax ekmanii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2007. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved November 12, 2007.
  2. 1 2 3 Henderson, Andrew; Galeano, Gloria; Bernal, Rodrigo (1995). Field Guide to the Palms of the Americas. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press. ISBN 0-691-08537-4.
  3. "Coccothrinax ekmanii". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Retrieved 2006-12-08.


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