Cryosophila nana

Cryosophila nana is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. It is found only in Mexico. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Cryosophila nana
Crysophila nana at the Vallarta Botanical Gardens with Tillandsias growing along the trunks

Near Threatened  (IUCN 2.3)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Cryosophila
Species:
C. nana
Binomial name
Cryosophila nana
(Kunth) Blume ex Salomon

References

  1. Evans, R. (1998). "Cryosophila nana". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 1998: e.T38499A10119027. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T38499A10119027.en. Retrieved 20 December 2017.


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