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==Habitat and Distribution==
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''Coccothrinax borhidiana'' is found on limestone based soils, in stunted coastal [[image:Vvvvv0054.jpg|thumb|left|400px|La Habana Botanical Garden, Cuba. Photo by Jason Schoneman.]]vegetation, mostly around a small beach areas, in northern Cuba.
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==Description==
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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.
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==Culture==
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Requirements: Full sun, fair to moderate water, well drained position. Very slow growing.
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==Comments and Curiosities==
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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)
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Image:Coccothrinax borhidiana.jpg|Fairchild Gardens, Florida. Photo by Tim McKernan, edric.
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Image:IMG 3264.JPG|Coral Gables, Florida
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image:Cborhidianacubaz.jpg|Cuba
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Image:CoccothrinaxBorhidianacubaz.jpg|Cuba.
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image:Zborhidiana02z.jpg|Photo by Allan Bredeson.
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image:Zborhidianacubaz.jpg|Cuba. Photo by Rolf Kyburz.
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image:Coccothrinax_borhidiana_craftz.jpg|Cuba, photo by Paul Craft.
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File:coDSCF0124belizescottsc.jpg|Belize. Photo by Scott SC.
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image:Vvvvv0054.jpg|La Habana Botanical Garden, Cuba. Photo by Jason Schoneman.
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File:568ee0b800a54_CoccothrinaxborhidianainGardenLot011-3-16.JPG.72ff48a5525314fd89c2cebab9adeb43.JPG|New Year 2016 Garden Photos - Cape Coral, FL. Photo by Margaret Price.
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image:CocBor.jpg|In habitat. Photo-Rare Palm Seeds.com
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image:Coccothrinax-borhidiana09.jpg|In habitat. Photo-Rare Palm Seeds.com
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==External Links==
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*[http://eunops.org/content/glossary-palm-terms Glossary of Palm Terms]
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*[http://www.calflora.net/botanicalnames/pronunciation.html MODERN BOTANICAL LATIN]
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*[http://www.jlhudsonseeds.net/Pronunciation.htm "Just To Be Clear"]
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*http://www.palms.org/palmsjournal/2005/vol49n2p57-71.pdf
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*http://www.palmbeachpalmcycadsociety.com/palms/documents/CoccothrinaxBorhidiana.pdf
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*http://www.virtualherbarium.org/psg/flagship/Coccothrinax_borhidiana.html
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*http://southeastgarden.com/cuba.html
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*http://www.plantapalm.com/vpe/virtualtours/cuba/vpe_palmsofcuba1.htm
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*http://perfildaplanta.blogspot.com/2010/07/roystoneas-confusoes-imperiais-parte-ii.html
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==References==
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Phonetic spelling of Latin names by edric.
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Special thanks to Geoff Stein, (Palmbob) for his hundreds of photos.
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Special thanks to [http://palmweb.org/?q=node/2 Palmweb.org], Dr. John Dransfield, Dr. Bill Baker & team, for their volumes of information and photos.
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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).
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[[Category:COCCOTHRINAX|borhidiana]]

Latest revision as of 04:54, 31 January 2017

Coccothrinax (koh-koh-TRIH-naks)
borhidiana (bor-hid-ee-AHN-ah)
Coccothrinax borhidiana00.jpg
Scientific Classification
Genus: Coccothrinax (koh-koh-TRIH-naks)
Species:
borhidiana (bor-hid-ee-AHN-ah)
Synonyms
None set.
Native Continent
America
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Morphology
Habit: Solitary
Leaf type: Palmate
Culture
Survivability index
Common names
Borhidis Guano Palm.

Habitat and Distribution

Coccothrinax borhidiana is found on limestone based soils, in stunted coastal
La Habana Botanical Garden, Cuba. Photo by Jason Schoneman.
vegetation, mostly around a small beach areas, in northern Cuba.

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

  • 227889z.jpg
  • DSC 0463.JPG
  • 15393030 1136548503127095 3982726082763885591 o.jpg
  • PalmPictures4109052.JPG
  • Post-90-1241004695.jpg
  • Post-90-1241004729.jpg
  • Post-90-1241004748.jpg
  • Cborhidiana closeupz.jpg
  • Cborhidiana inflorescencez.jpg
  • Cborhidiana inflowerz.jpg

  • Cuba

  • Coccothrinax borhidiana00.jpg

  • Cuba.

  • Coccothrinax borhidiana2z.jpg

  • Photo by Allan Bredeson.

  • Cuba. Photo by Rolf Kyburz.

  • Coccothrinax borhidiana sdlg.JPG

  • Cuba, photo by Paul Craft.

  • CoccothrinaxBorhidiana88z.png

  • 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

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.

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