Coccothrinax concolor
| Coccothrinax (koh-koh-TRIH-naks) concolor (kohn-kohl'-ohr) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 La Réunion Island. Photo by Philippe Alvarez. | |||||||
| Scientific Classification | |||||||
| |||||||
| Synonyms | |||||||
|
| |||||||
| Native Continent | |||||||
 | |||||||
| Morphology | |||||||
| |||||||
| Culture | |||||||
|
| |||||||
| Survivability index | |||||||
|
| |||||||
| Common names | |||||||
|
| |||||||
Contents
Habitat and Distribution
Island of Hispaniola. Haiti, and Dominican Republic. Tropical Moist Forest.
Description
A beautiful, slender and rare palm from the island of Hispaniola, where it is found both in Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Closely related and similar to C. miraguama, it forms a thin, solitary trunk, clothed in its upper part in coarse leafsheath fibers, which supports a small crown of beautiful, rigid, circular leaves that are green above and silvery white below. It is best suited for the drier tropics and can even withstand a light freeze and some coastal exposure. (RPS.com)
Culture
Comments and Curiosities
- IMAGE GALLERY
La Réunion Island. Photo by Philippe Alvarez.
La Réunion Island. Photo by Philippe Alvarez.
La Réunion Island. Photo by Philippe Alvarez.
La Réunion Island. Photo by Philippe Alvarez.
La Réunion Island. Photo by Philippe Alvarez.
La Réunion Island. Photo by Philippe Alvarez.
La Réunion Island. Photo by Philippe Alvarez.
La Réunion Island. Photo by Philippe Alvarez.
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.
