Coccothrinax alta

Coccothrinax alta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Coccothrinax
Species:
C. alta
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.

  1. ^ Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) & IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group (2018). "Coccothrinax alta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T135833707A135833709. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  2. ^ Acevedo-Rodríguez, Pedro; Mark T. Strong (2005). "Monocots and Gymnosperms of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands". Contributions of the United States National Herbarium. 52: 1–405.
  3. ^ "Coccothrinax images". Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden Guide to Palms. Archived from the original on 2010-11-29. Retrieved 2007-11-13.