Leucothrinax

Key thatch palm
Leucothrinax morrisii in the Florida Keys. Photo by Carl E. Lewis.

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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Subfamily: Coryphoideae
Tribe: Cryosophileae
Genus: Leucothrinax
C.Lewis & Zona
Species:
L. morrisii
Binomial name
Leucothrinax morrisii
Synonyms[3]

Thrinax morrisii H.Wendl.
Thrinax havanensis nom. nud.
Thrinax microcarpa Sarg.
Thrinax keyensis Sarg.
Thrinax ponceana O.F.Cook
Thrinax praeceps O.F.Cook
Thrinax bahamensis O.F.Cook
Thrinax drudei Becc.
Thrinax punctulata Becc.
Thrinax ekmanii Burret
Simpsonia microcarpa (Sarg.) O.F.Cook

Leucothrinax morrisii, the Key thatch palm,[4] is a small palm which is native to the Greater Antilles (except Jamaica), northern Lesser Antilles, The Bahamas and Florida and the Florida Keys in the United States.

Until 2008 it was known as Thrinax morrisii. It was split from the genus Thrinax after phylogenetic studies showed that its inclusion in Thrinax would render that genus paraphyletic. The generic name combines leuco (in reference to the whitish colour of its flowering stalks and the undersides of its leaves)[5] with thrinax.

  1. ^ Carrero, C. (2021). "Leucothrinax morrisii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T201643A2710659. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T201643A2710659.en. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  2. ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  3. ^ "Leucothrinax morrisii". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Retrieved 2009-03-23.
  4. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "​Thrinax morrisii​". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
  5. ^ "Leucothrinax". Fairchild Guide to Palms. Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden. Archived from the original on 2011-12-07. Retrieved 2009-03-27.