Coccothrinax

Coccothrinax is a genus of palms in the Arecaceae family. There are more than 50 species described in the genus, plus many synonyms and sub-species. A new species (Coccothrinax torrida) has been described as recently as 2006. Many of the Coccothrinax have silver or thatch, or both, in their English common names. In Spanish - speaking countries, guano is a common name applied to Coccothrinax species. The species are native throughout the Caribbean, the Bahamas, extreme southern Florida and southeastern Mexico, but most of the species are known only from Cuba.

The largest collections are grown in Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden , in Miami, Florida, Jardín Botánico Nacional , in Havana, Cuba and Palmetum of Santa Cruz de Tenerife , in the Canary Islands, Spain.

Species

The following species of Coccothrinax are listed as "accepted" names in the World Checklist of Monocotyledons, hosted by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. This list does not include synonyms or sub-species.

• Coccothrinax acuminata (Griseb. & H.L.Wendl.) K.Schum.
• Coccothrinax acunana León
• Coccothrinax alexandri León
• Coccothrinax alta (O.F.Cook) Becc.
• Coccothrinax argentata (Jacq.) L.H.Bailey Florida silver palm, Silver palm, Silver thatch palm, Biscayne palm, Palma de plata de Florida, Yuruguana de costa, Palmicha
• Coccothrinax argentea (Lodd. ex Schult. & Schult.f.) Sarg. ex Becc. Broom palm, Hispaniolan silver palm, Silver thatch palm, Guano, Latanye maron, Latanye savanna, Palmera plateada de La Hispaniola, Guanito, Guano de escoba
• Coccothrinax baileyana O.F.Cook
• Coccothrinax baracoensis Borhidi & O.Muñiz
• Coccothrinax barbadensis Becc. Barbados silver palm, Silver palm, Thatch palm, Lesser Antilles silver thatch palm, Tyre palm, Palma de abanico
• Coccothrinax bermudezii León
• Coccothrinax borhidiana O.Muñiz Borhidi's guano palm
• Coccothrinax boschiana Mejía & R.G.García
• Coccothrinax camagueyana Borhidi & O.Muñiz
• Coccothrinax clarensis León
• Coccothrinax concolor Burret
• Coccothrinax crinita Becc. Old man palm, Thatch palm, Palma petate, Guano barbudo, Guano petate
• Coccothrinax cupularis (León) Borhidi & O.Muñiz
• Coccothrinax ekmanii Burret Gouane palm
• Coccothrinax elegans O.Muñiz & Borhidi
• Coccothrinax fagildei Borhidi & O.Muñiz Fagilde's Palm
• Coccothrinax fragrans Burret Fragrant Cuban thatch, Yuraguana
• Coccothrinax garciana León
• Coccothrinax gracilis Burret
• Coccothrinax guantanamensis (León) O.Muñiz & Borhidi
• Coccothrinax gundlachii León Yuruguana
• Coccothrinax hiorami León
• Coccothrinax inaguensis Read
• Coccothrinax jamaicensis Read Jamaica silver thatch
• Coccothrinax leonis O.Muñiz & Borhidi
• Coccothrinax litoralis León Cuban silver palm
• Coccothrinax macroglossa (León) Borhidi & O.Muñiz
• Coccothrinax microphylla Borhidi & O.Muñiz
• Coccothrinax miraguama (Kunth) Becc. Miraguano, Miraguama, Biraguano, Yuraguano, Guanito, Miraguama palm
• Coccothrinax moaensis (Borhidi & O.Muñiz) O.Muñiz
• Coccothrinax montana Burret
• Coccothrinax munizii Borhidi
• Coccothrinax muricata León
• Coccothrinax nipensis Borhidi & O.Muñiz
• Coccothrinax orientalis León, O.Muñiz & Borhidi
• Coccothrinax pauciramosa Burret
• Coccothrinax proctorii Read Cayman thatch palm, Protctor's thatch palm
• Coccothrinax pseudorigida León
• Coccothrinax pumila Borhidi & J.A.Hern.
• Coccothrinax readii H.J.Quero Mexican silver palm
• Coccothrinax rigida Becc.
• Coccothrinax salvatoris León
• Coccothrinax saxicola León
• Coccothrinax scoparia Becc. Haitian mountain silver palm
• Coccothrinax spissa L.H.Bailey Guano, Swollen silver thatch palm
• Coccothrinax torrida C. Morici & R. Verdecia
• Coccothrinax trinitensis Borhidi & O.Muñiz
• Coccothrinax victorini León
• Coccothrinax yunquensis Borhidi & O.Muñiz
• Coccothrinax yuraguana (A.Rich.) León Yuraguana

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