Yarey palm

Description

Copernicia berteroana (dyaré, yarey) is a palm which is endemic to Hispaniola it is also reported from Curaçao and Venezuela, but it is probably naturalized there. Like other members of this genus, C. berteroana is a fan palm. Trees are 4 to 5 metres tall with stems 20 centimetres in diameter. The fruit is black, 2 centimetres long and 1.8 cm in diameter. The leaves are used for thatch. Copernicia berteroana is found in flat regions with low rainfall. In Haiti it is threatened by habitat destruction.