Gaussia maya

Gaussia maya
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Gaussia
Species:
G. maya
Binomial name
Gaussia maya
Synonyms

Opsiandra maya O.F.Cook

Gaussia maya is a palm which is native to Mexico, Belize and Guatemala.[2] The species grows in rocky areas on limestone soils.[3] The species is classified as vulnerable, and is threatened by habitat destruction and degradation.[1]

Gaussia maya are 5 to 20 metres tall. Stems are gray, 10 to 15 (sometimes 30) centimetres in diameter. Trees have six to eight pinnately compound leaves. Fruit are red, 1 to 1.5 cm in diameter.[3] Stems are used for construction.[3]

  1. ^ a b Machuca Machuca, K.; Martínez Salas, E.; Quero, H.; Samain, M.-S. (2022). "Gaussia maya". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T38571A2880125. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T38571A2880125.en. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Gaussia gomez-pompae". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Retrieved 2007-11-16.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ 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.