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]
- Hemithrinax compacta (Griseb. & H.Wendl.) M.Gómez - Sierra de Nipe in Holguin Province
- Hemithrinax ekmaniana Burret - Las Villas in Granma Province
- Hemithrinax rivularis León - Sierra de Moa in Holguin Province
- Hemithrinax rivularis var. savannarum (León) O.Muñiz - Oriente and Sierra de Moa in Holguin Province.
Hemithrinax | |
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Hemithrinax ekmaniana | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Arecales |
Family: | Arecaceae |
Subfamily: | Coryphoideae |
Tribe: | Cryosophileae |
Genus: | Hemithrinax Hook.f. |
Type species | |
Hemithrinax compacta |
References
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- ^ "Hemithrinax Hook.f. in G.Bentham & J.D.Hooker, Gen. Pl. 3: 930 (1883)". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Archived from the original on 2013-08-02. Retrieved 2007-01-15.
- ^ Govaerts, R. & Dransfield, J. (2005). World Checklist of Palms: 1-223. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- ^ "Search results — The Plant List". www.theplantlist.org. Retrieved 2018-02-24.
- ^ Lewis, Carl E.; Zona, Scott (2008). "Leucothrinax morrisii, a New Name for a Familiar Caribbean Palm". Palms. 52 (2): 84–88 – via ResearchGate.