Colpothrinax
Colpothrinax | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Arecales |
Family: | Arecaceae |
Subfamily: | Coryphoideae |
Tribe: | Trachycarpeae |
Genus: | Colpothrinax Griseb. & H.Wendl. |
Species | |
Colpothrinax aphanopetala |
Colpothrinax is a genus of palms native to Central America and the Caribbean. Colpothrinax is a member of subfamily Coryphoideae, tribe Trachycarpeae, although its placement within the subtribe is uncertain, on the basis of plastid DNA[1]
Species[edit]
Image | Scientific name | Distribution |
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Colpothrinax aphanopetala | from southeast Nicaragua to Panama | |
Colpothrinax cookii | from Belize to Honduras | |
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Colpothrinax wrightii | endemic to southwest Cuba including the Isle of Youth.[2] |
References[edit]
- ^ Asmussen, Conny B.; John Dransfield; Vinnie Deickmann; Anders S. Barfod; Jean-Christophe Pintaud; William J. Baker (2006). "A new subfamily classification of the palm family (Arecaceae): evidence from plastid DNA phylogeny". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 151 (1): 15–38. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.2006.00521.x.
- ^ "Colpothrinax Griseb. & H.Wendl., Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 37: 147 (1879)". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Archived from the original on 2013-08-02. Retrieved 2007-02-18.