Coccothrinax alta | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Arecales |
Family: | Arecaceae |
Genus: | Coccothrinax |
Species: | C. alta
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Binomial name | |
Coccothrinax alta |
Coccothrinax alta (also known in Puerto Rican Spanish as palma plateada or palma de abanico,[2] or in the Virgin Islands as Tyre palm)[3] is a palm which is native to Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.