Colpothrinax

Colpothrinax
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
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

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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

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  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.
  2. ^ "Colpothrinax Griseb. & H.Wendl., Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 37: 147 (1879)". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Archived from the original on 2013-08-02. Retrieved 2007-02-18.