Gaussia princeps,commonly known aspalma de sierra,[1]is apalmwhich isendemictoCuba.[2]The species grows on steep-sidedlimestonehills (known asmogotes) inPinar del Río Provincein western Cuba.[1]
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Scientific classification
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Arecales |
| Family: | Arecaceae |
| Genus: | Gaussia |
| Species: | G. princeps
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Gaussia princepstrees are 8 metres (or more) tall with whitish stems which are swollen at the base and tapering above. Stems are 30 centimetres in diameter at the base. Trees have three to sixpinnatelycompoundleaves.Fruit is orange-red, 1 cm long and 7 millimetres in diameter, with one to three seeds.[1]
References
edit- ^abcHenderson, Andrew;Gloria Galeano;Rodrigo Bernal(1995).Field Guide to the Palms of the Americas.Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press.ISBN0-691-08537-4.
- ^"Gaussia princeps".World Checklist of Selected Plant Families(WCSP).Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.Retrieved2018-10-07.
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