• Source: Gaussia maya

Gaussia maya is a palm which is native to Mexico, Belize and Guatemala. The species grows in rocky areas on limestone soils. The species is classified as vulnerable, and is threatened by habitat destruction and degradation.
Gaussia maya are 5 to 20 metres tall. Stems are gray, 10 to 15 (sometimes 30) centimetres in diameter. Trees have six to eight pinnately compound leaves. Fruit are red, 1 to 1.5 cm in diameter. Stems are used for construction.




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• Gaussia maya
• List of things named after Carl Friedrich Gauss
• Gaussia (plant)
• Flora of the Dominican Republic
• List of IUCN Red List Vulnerable plants
• List of palms native to the Caribbean
• Lodoicea
• List of minor planets named after people