Copernicia berteroana
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Habitat and Distribution
Copernicia berteroana is endemic to the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Netherlands
Description
A medium to large, attractive, solitary fan palm, with a smooth, slender trunk to about 6 to 10 m. tall, with a trunk reaching 20 centimetres in diameter. The fruit is black, 2 centimetres long and 1.8 cm. in diameter and a dense crown of bright green, costa-palmate leaves, which are very finely divided, with up to 100 segments. Editing by edric.
Culture
Sunny, moist, but well drained position. Drought tolerant, but a slow grower, Min. Temperature: 28°F (-2°C), Water Requirements: Regular water, Sun Requirements: Light shade. It is best suited to the drier tropics
Comments and Curiosities
Uses: The trunks are used by the locals for building, because they provide a very hard and long lasting timber. In Haiti it is threatened by habitat lose.
- IMAGE GALLERY
Dominican Republic. Photo by Dr. John Dransfield, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew/Palmweb.
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, photo by Paul Craft.
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
Dominican Republic. Photo by Ryan Gallivan.
Dominican Republic. Photo by Bo-Gran Lundkvist.
Dominican Republic. Photo by Allan Bredeson.
"Three tall Copernicia macroglossa on the left, two tall C. baileyana on the right, and a small C. berteroana at the bottom right." Cienfuegos Botanical Garden, Cuba. Photo by Jason Schoneman.
Photo-Rare Palm Seeds.com
External Links
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.
