Coccothrinax fragrans

Coccothrinax (koh-koh-TRIH-naks) fragrans (FRAH-granz)
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Scientific Classification
Genus: Coccothrinax (koh-koh-TRIH-naks) Species: fragrans (FRAH-granz)
Synonyms
None set.
Native Continent
America
Morphology
Habit: Solitary Leaf type: Palmate
Culture
Survivability index
Common names
Guano

Habitat and Distribution

Cuba. Savanna Grassland, Dry tropical

Sugar Coat Key, Florida. Photo by Dr. John Dransfield, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew/Palmweb.

forests.

Description

Single-stemmed palm with a slender trunk, at first bearing a fibrous webbing of old leaf bases, then smooth. The leaf-blades are light green above and silvery grey beneath, 40-60 cm across, and borne on stalks of the same length. Produces fragrant yellow flowers, 6-8 mm across, in panicles to 2 m or more long, in summer. Height to 5 m, Spread 1.5-2.5 m.

Culture

Resitant to salty sea air, Drought-Tolerant. Cold Hardiness Zone: 10b

Comments and Curiosities

Small palm native from eastern Cuba to Hispaniola, Coccothrinax fragrans is generally similar to Coccothrinax argentata, sporting dark green fan leaves with silvery undersides. It is a slow growing and robust palm, best suited to tropical and mostly frost free warm temperate climates and can take quite a bit of coastal exposure. (RPS.com)