Coccothrinax torrida (Arecaceae), a new species from southeastern Cuba

Carlo Morici; Raúl Verdecia Pérez

doi:10.1663/0007-196X(2006)58[189:CTAANS]2.0.CO;2

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Carlo Morici,¹ Raúl Verdecia Pérez²

¹Departamento de Ecología, Universidad de La Laguna, 38206 Tenerife, Canarias, Spain; cmorici@ull.es
²Jardín Botánico de Las Tunas, Carretera del Cornito Km. 2, Las Tunas, Cuba; verdecia@ltunas.inf.cu

Abstract

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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Carlo Morici and Raúl Verdecia Pérez "Coccothrinax torrida (Arecaceae), a new species from southeastern Cuba," Brittonia 58(2), 189-193, (1 April 2006). https://doi.org/10.1663/0007-196X(2006)58[189:CTAANS]2.0.CO;2

Published: 1 April 2006