Coccothrinax ekmanii

Description

Coccothrinax ekmanii gwenn is a palm which is endemic to the island of Hispaniola. 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.It grows on rocky hills or in dry scrub forest on limestone.