Coccothrinax barbadensis
Puerto Rico Silver Palm, Silver Thatch
Other regional names: Thatch Palm
- Thatch Palm
Also known as: Coccothrinax australis L.H.Bailey +17 more
- Coccothrinax australis L.H.Bailey
- Coccothrinax boxii L.H.Bailey
- Coccothrinax discreta L.H.Bailey
- Coccothrinax dussiana L.H.Bailey
- Coccothrinax eggersiana Becc.
- Coccothrinax eggersiana var. sanctae-crucis Becc.
- Coccothrinax latifrons (O.F.Cook) Becc.
- Coccothrinax laxa (O.F.Cook) Becc.
- Coccothrinax martinicaensis Becc.
- Coccothrinax martinicensis Becc., 1907
- Coccothrinax sabana L.H.Bailey
- Coccothrinax sanctae-thomae Becc.
- Coccothrinax sancti-thomae Becc.
- Copernicia barbadensis (Lodd. ex Mart.) Devansaye
- Copernicia barbadensis (Lodd. ex Mart.) H.Wendl.
- Thrinax barbadensis Lodd. ex Mart.
- Thrinax radiata Griseb., 1864
- Thringis latifrons O.F.Cook
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Arecaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a shrub or tree.
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Coccothrinax barbadensis (commonly known as Puerto Rico Silver Palm or Silver Thatch) is a palm tree within the Arecaceae family. It naturally occurs in South America. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Tree
Plant Type
Shrub
Plant Type
Palm
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Caribbean, Northern South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Leeward Is., Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is.
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Hawaii