Coccothrinax alexandri

(Coccothrinax alexandri)

Description

Coccothrinax alexandri is a palm which is endemic to eastern Cuba. Like other members of the genus, C. alexandri is a fan palm. Two subspecies are recognised—Coccothrinax alexandri subsp. alexandri and Coccothrinax alexandri subsp. nitida (León) Borhidi & O.Muñiz. Henderson and colleagues (1995) considered C. alexandri to be a synonym of Coccothrinax miraguama.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum:
Class: Liliopsida
Order:Arecales
Family:Arecaceae
Genus:Coccothrinax
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