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Rootspine palm

(Cryosophila warscewiczii)

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Description

Cryosophila warscewiczii is a species of flowering plant in the Arecaceae family, endemic to Central America. It is a tree with palmate leaves, growing to 10 meters in height with trunk 10–15 cm. in diameter above its enlarged base. Much of the trunk bears spines transformed from roots.

Taxonomic tree:

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