Calyptronoma occidentalis

Calyptronoma occidentalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Calyptronoma
Species:
C. occidentalis
Binomial name
Calyptronoma occidentalis
Synonyms[1]

Elaeis occidentalis Sw.
Calyptronoma swartzii Griseb., nom. illeg.
Geonoma swartzii Griseb., nom. illeg.
Calyptrogyne swartzii Hook.f.
Calyptrogyne occidentalis (Sw.) M.Gómez
Calyptrogyne victorinii León

Calyptronoma occidentalis is a pinnately compound leaved palm species which is endemic to Jamaica.[2] C. occidentalis stems grow singly and reach heights of 7–12 m, with stems 17–20 cm in diameter.[2] It grows in waterlogged areas near the banks of streams, up to an elevation of 800 m above sea level.[2]

The species was first described by Swedish botanist Olof Swartz in 1797 in his Flora Indiae Occidentalis.

  1. ^ "Calyptronoma occidentalis". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Retrieved 2007-09-24.
  2. ^ a b c Henderson, Andrew; Gloria Galeano; Rodrigo Bernal (1995). Field Guide to the Palms of the Americas. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press. ISBN 0-691-08537-4.