Borhidis guano palm

(Coccothrinax boschiana)

Description

Coccothrinax boschiana guano de Barreras is a palm endemic to dry forests on limestone on Sierra Martín García ridge in the Sierra de Neiba on Barahona peninsula in the south of the Dominican Republic. This species was first described in 1997.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:

Kingdom: Plantae

Phylum:

Class: Liliopsida

Order:Arecales

Family:Arecaceae

Genus:Coccothrinax

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