Coccothrinax borhidiana
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Habitat and Distribution
Coccothrinax borhidiana is found on limestone based soils, in stunted coastal
Description
Conservation Status: Seriously endangered. Trunk type: Solitary. Leaf detail: Palmately compound. A small to medium sized palm, with a slender trunk, which is covered in a fibrous "cloth". It has a crown of closely spaced, thick, rigid, leathery, circular, dark green leaves, which are on short petioles. Editing by edric.
Culture
Requirements: Full sun, fair to moderate water, well drained position. Very slow growing.
Comments and Curiosities
To those who have seen this very rare palm in the flesh, it easily surpasses any other Coccothrinax in appearance, including the famed C. crinita. Native only to a small beach area in the north of Cuba, where it grows in stunted coastal vegetation, it is seriously threatened with extinction. It is a smallish palm with a slender trunk thickly clothed in a coat of undulated fibers, topped by a very dense crown of closely spaced, circular, rigid, thick and leathery, dark green leaves that are held on short petioles. (RPS.com)
- IMAGE GALLERY
Fairchild Gardens, Florida. Photo by Tim McKernan, edric.
Coral Gables, Florida
Cuba
Cuba.
Photo by Allan Bredeson.
Cuba. Photo by Rolf Kyburz.
Cuba, photo by Paul Craft.
Belize. Photo by Scott SC.
La Habana Botanical Garden, Cuba. Photo by Jason Schoneman.
New Year 2016 Garden Photos - Cape Coral, FL. Photo by Margaret Price.
In habitat. Photo-Rare Palm Seeds.com
In habitat. Photo-Rare Palm Seeds.com
External Links
- Glossary of Palm Terms
- MODERN BOTANICAL LATIN
- "Just To Be Clear"
- http://www.palms.org/palmsjournal/2005/vol49n2p57-71.pdf
- http://www.palmbeachpalmcycadsociety.com/palms/documents/CoccothrinaxBorhidiana.pdf
- http://www.virtualherbarium.org/psg/flagship/Coccothrinax_borhidiana.html
- http://southeastgarden.com/cuba.html
- http://www.plantapalm.com/vpe/virtualtours/cuba/vpe_palmsofcuba1.htm
- http://perfildaplanta.blogspot.com/2010/07/roystoneas-confusoes-imperiais-parte-ii.html
References
Phonetic spelling of Latin names by edric.
Special thanks to Geoff Stein, (Palmbob) for his hundreds of photos.
Special thanks to Palmweb.org, Dr. John Dransfield, Dr. Bill Baker & team, for their volumes of information and photos.
Glossary of Palm Terms; Based on the glossary in Dransfield, J., N.W. Uhl, C.B. Asmussen-Lange, W.J. Baker, M.M. Harley & C.E. Lewis. 2008. Genera Palmarum - Evolution and Classification of the Palms. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. All images copyright of the artists and photographers (see images for credits).
Many Special Thanks to Ed Vaile for his long hours of tireless editing and numerous contributions.
