Coccothrinax borhidiana

Coccothrinax borhidiana (guano,[2] Borhidi's guano palm)[3] is a palm which is endemic to Matanzas Province in Cuba.[4] Like other members of the genus, C. borhidiana is a fan palm.

Coccothrinax borhidiana
Coccothrinax borhidiana at Montgomery Botanical Center, Miami, Florida
Photo by Scott Zona

Critically Endangered  (IUCN 2.3)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Coccothrinax
Species:
C. borhidiana
Binomial name
Coccothrinax borhidiana
O.Muñiz

Coccothrinax borhidiana is restricted to an area of less than 10 km² on raised limestone beaches near the sea and is threatened by development and livestock grazing.[1]

It was named after Attila Borhidi, Hungarian botanist.

References

  1. Moya, C. (1998). "Coccothrinax borhidiana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T38478A10115507. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T38478A10115507.en.
  2. Henderson, Andrew; Galeano, Gloria; Bernal, Rodrigo (1995). Field Guide to the Palms of the Americas. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press. p. 48. ISBN 0-691-08537-4.
  3. "Coccothrinax borhidiana". Palm & Cycad Societies of Australia. Retrieved 2007-11-13.
  4. "Coccothrinax borhidiana". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Retrieved 2019-02-25.


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