Attalea crassispatha

Attalea crassispatha
Five young palm trees planted together in a group, with a wooden bench below them. The trunks of the palms are marked with alternative pale and dark rings, and are only one-quarter to one-half the length of the leaves.
A group of young trees at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Coral Gables, Florida, United States
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Attalea
Species:
A. crassispatha
Binomial name
Attalea crassispatha
Synonyms[2]

Attalea crassispatha is a palm which is endemic to southwest Haiti. The most geographically isolated member of the genus, it is considered a critically endangered species and has been called one of the rarest palms in the Americas.

  1. ^ Timyan, J.; Cinea, W. (2018). "Attalea crassispatha". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T38198A2868173. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T38198A2868173.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Attalea crassispatha". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved Oct 21, 2016.