| Zombia | |
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| Zombia antillarum at Marie Selby Botanical Gardens, Sarasota, Florida, United States | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Arecales |
| Family: | Arecaceae |
| Subfamily: | Coryphoideae |
| Tribe: | Cryosophileae |
| Genus: | Zombia L.H. Bailey |
| Species: | Z. antillarum
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| Binomial name | |
| Zombia antillarum | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Chamaerops antillarum Desc. | |
Zombia antillarum, commonly known as the zombie palm, is a species of palm tree and the only member of the genus Zombia. It is endemic to the island of Hispaniola (both the Dominican Republic and Haiti) in the Greater Antilles. Usually found in dry, hilly areas of northern and southern Haiti and the northwest of the Dominican Republic, Z. antillarum is a relatively short fan palm with clustered stems and a very distinctive appearance caused by its persistent spiny leaf sheaths. Threatened by habitat destruction in Haiti, Z. antillarum is a popular ornamental species due to its distinctive appearance, low maintenance requirements and salt tolerance.
- ^ Timyan, J. 2023. Zombia antillarum. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2023: e.T201658A2711162. Accessed on 13 December 2023.
- ^ "Zombia antillarum". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Retrieved 2009-03-17.