Coccothrinax ekmanii
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| 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]
[edit] References
- ^ Johnson, D. (1998). Coccothrinax ekmanii. 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2007. Retrieved on November 12, 2007.
- ^ a b c Henderson, Andrew; Gloria Galeano; Rodrigo Bernal (1995). Field Guide to the Palms of the Americas. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press. ISBN 0-691-08537-4.
- ^ Coccothrinax ekmanii]. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Retrieved on 2006-12-08.
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