Coccothrinax jimenezii

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

Coccothrinax jimenezii is a fan palm which is endemic to the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean. First formally described in 2013, the species is only known from two small populations, and is considered critically endangered.[2]

  1. ^ Harvey-Brown, Y. (2018). "Coccothrinax jimenezii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T129768110A129768126. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T129768110A129768126.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ Peguero, Brígido; Jiménez, Francisco; Joseph, Pierre Angelo; Cinea, William; Griffiths, M. Patrick; Francisco-Ortega, Javier; Jestrow, Brett (2015). "Coccothrinax jimenezii–A Critically Endangered Palm from Hispaniola" (PDF). Palms. 59: 145–153.