A new palm species, Coccothrinax torrida, endemic to a karst hill of semidesert southeastern Cuba, is described and illustrated. The new species is small sized, related to C. pauciramosa, and is characterized by the following features: narrow semiorbicular flat leaves that are covered on the adaxial surface by white wax; a small irregular palman; long and erect inflorescences; and small, white, smooth fruits.
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1 April 2006
Coccothrinax torrida (Arecaceae), a new species from southeastern Cuba
Carlo Morici,
Raúl Verdecia Pérez
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Brittonia
Vol. 58 • No. 2
April 2006
Vol. 58 • No. 2
April 2006
Arecaceae
Coccothrinax
Cuba
Guantánamo
Palmae
palms