- Source: Coccothrinax spissa
Coccothrinax spissa, the guano or swollen silver thatch palm, is a palm which is endemic to the island of Hispaniola.
Description
Like other members of this genus, Coccothrinax spissa is a fan palm. Stems grow singly and are 3 to 8 metres tall and 20 to 30 centimetres in diameter, usually swollen. The fruit is dark purple, 1.1 to 1.2 cm in diameter. It grows in open areas in dry habitats, or at the margins of woodlands at low elevations (below 400 m above sea level).
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Coccothrinax spissa
- Silver Palm
- List of Coccothrinax species
- Flora of the Dominican Republic
- List of palms native to the Caribbean
- List of descriptive plant species epithets (I–Z)
