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Colpothrinax

Colpothrinax is a genus of palms native to Central America and the Caribbean. It is a member of the subfamily Coryphoideae, tribe Trachycarpeae, although its placement within the subtribe is uncertain based on plastid DNA.

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Colpothrinax
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Subfamily: Coryphoideae
Tribe: Trachycarpeae
Genus: Colpothrinax
Griseb. & H.Wendl.
Species

Colpothrinax aphanopetala
Colpothrinax cookii
Colpothrinax wrightii

Colpothrinax is a genus of palms native to Central America and the Caribbean. It is a member of the subfamily Coryphoideae, tribe Trachycarpeae, although its placement within the subtribe is uncertain based on plastid DNA.1

Species

Image Scientific name Distribution
Colpothrinax aphanopetala from southeast Nicaragua to Panama
Colpothrinax cookii from Belize to Honduras
Colpothrinax wrightii endemic to southwest Cuba including the Isle of Youth.2
References

References

  1. Asmussen, Conny B.; John Dransfield; Vinnie Deickmann; Anders S. Barfod; Jean-Christophe Pintaud; William J. Baker (2006). "A new subfamily classification of the palm family (Arecaceae): evidence from plastid DNA phylogeny". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 151 (1): 15–38. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.2006.00521.x. hdl:11458/3588.
  2. "Colpothrinax Griseb. & H.Wendl., Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 37: 147 (1879)". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Retrieved 2007-02-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)