Coccothrinax orientalis

(Coccothrinax orientalis)

Description

Coccothrinax orientalis is a palm which is endemic to eastern Cuba. Henderson and colleagues (1995) considered C. orientalis 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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