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 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 Lodd. ex Schult. & Schult.f.
Florida Thatch Palm
Specimen ID RN-THRNX-00002
Origin Florida (Cayos), Cuba, Bahamas, México (Yucatán), Belice, Honduras
Type Palm