Copernicia
Copernicia is a genus of palms, native to South America and the Greater Antilles. Of the known species and nothospecies (hybrids), 22 of the 27 are endemic to Cuba.[1] They are fan palms (Arecaceae tribe Corypheae), with the leaves with a bare petiole terminating in a rounded fan of numerous leaflets. The species are small to medium-sized trees growing to 5–30 m tall, typically occurring close to streams and rivers in savanna habitats.Govaerts, R. & Dransfield, J. (2005). World Checklist of Palms: 1-223. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
| Copernicia | |
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| Copernica ceifera | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Arecales |
| Family: | Arecaceae |
| Subfamily: | Coryphoideae |
| Tribe: | Trachycarpeae |
| Genus: | Copernicia Mart. |
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Species and hybrids[2]
| Image | Scientific name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|
 | Copernicia alba Morong | Bolivia, Argentina, Paraguay, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso Sul |
 | Copernicia baileyana León | Cuba |
 | Copernicia berteroana Becc. | Hispaniola |
| Copernicia brittonorum León | Cuba | |
| Copernicia cowellii Britton & P.Wilson | Camagüey Province in Cuba | |
| [ | Copernicia curbeloi León | Cuba |
 | Copernicia curtissii Becc. | Cuba |
 | Copernicia ekmanii Burret | Haiti |
 | Copernicia fallaensis León | Cuba |
| Copernicia gigas Ekman ex Burret | Cuba | |
 | Copernicia glabrescens H.Wendl. ex Becc | Cuba |
 | Copernicia hospita Mart. | Cuba |
| Copernicia humicola León | Cuba | |
| Copernicia longiglossa León | Cuba | |
 | Copernicia macroglossa Schaedtler | Cuba |
| Copernicia molineti León | Cuba | |
 | Copernicia prunifera (Mill.) H.E.Moore | northeastern Brazil |
 | Copernicia rigida Britton & P.Wilson | Cuba |
| Copernicia roigii León | Cuba | |
 | Copernicia tectorum (Kunth) Mart. | Colombia, Venezuela |
| Copernicia yarey Burret | Cuba | |
Natural Hybrids
| Image | Scientific name | Parentage | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copernicia × burretiana León | C. hospita × C. macroglossa | Cuba | |
| Copernicia × occidentalis León | C. brittonanum × C. hospita | Cuba | |
| Copernicia × textilis León | C. baileyana × C. hospita | Cuba | |
| Copernicia × vespertilionum León | C. gigas × C. rigida | Cuba | |
| Copernicia × shaferi Dahlgren & Glassman | C. cowellii × C. hospita | Cuba | |
 | Copernicia × sueroana León | C. hospita × C. rigida | Cuba |
The genus is named after the astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus.
In some of the species, the leaves are coated with a thin layer of wax, known as carnauba wax.
References
- Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- "Copernicia". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Archived from the original on 2007-08-27. Retrieved 2014-08-11.
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