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Coccothrinax torrida

Plants

Family: Arecaceae · Genus: Coccothrinax

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Coccothrinax torrida is a palm endemic to southeastern Cuba. It is known from a single isolated hill on the coast of the Guantánamo Province. The climate of the area is described as semi-desert with 9 or 10 dry months. Like other members of the genus, C. torrida is a fan palm. Trees are single-stemmed, between 2 and 8 m tall with stems 2.5 to 3.9 cm in diameter. The fruit is creamy white, 4.8–6.3 mm in diameter.

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