Hemithrinax

Hemithrinax
Hemithrinax ekmaniana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Subfamily: Coryphoideae
Tribe: Cryosophileae
Genus: Hemithrinax
Type species
Hemithrinax compacta

Hemithrinax is a genus of palms that is endemic to eastern Cuba.[1][2] It comprises three species and one variety[3] and was previously included within the genus Thrinax.[4]

  1. Hemithrinax compacta (Griseb. & H.Wendl.) M.Gómez - Sierra de Nipe in Holguin Province
  2. Hemithrinax ekmaniana Burret - Las Villas in Granma Province
  3. Hemithrinax rivularis León - Sierra de Moa in Holguin Province
    • Hemithrinax rivularis var. savannarum (León) O.Muñiz - Oriente and Sierra de Moa in Holguin Province.

References

  1. ↑ "Hemithrinax Hook.f. in G.Bentham & J.D.Hooker, Gen. Pl. 3: 930 (1883)". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Retrieved 2007-01-15.
  2. ↑ Govaerts, R. & Dransfield, J. (2005). World Checklist of Palms: 1-223. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  3. ↑ "Search results — The Plant List". www.theplantlist.org. Retrieved 2018-02-24.
  4. ↑ Lewis, Carl E.; Zona, Scott (2008). "Leucothrinax morrisii, a New Name for a Familiar Caribbean Palm". Palms. 52 (2): 84–88 – via ResearchGate.


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