Copernicia
Appearance
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. |
Synonyms[1] | |
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Coperniciais agenusofpalmsnative toSouth Americaand theGreater Antilles.Of the known species andnothospecies(hybrids), 22 of the 27 areendemictoCuba.[1]They arefan palms(Arecaceae tribeCorypheae), with theleaveswith a bare petiole terminating in a rounded fan of numerous leaflets. The species are small to medium-sizedtreesgrowing to 5–30 m tall, typically occurring close to streams and rivers insavannahabitats.[2]The genus is named after the astronomerNicolaus Copernicus.In some of the species, the leaves are coated with a thin layer ofwax,known ascarnauba wax.
Species and hybrids
[edit]Coperniciaspecies and hybrids are as follows.[3]
Image | Scientific name | Distribution |
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Copernicia albaMorong | Bolivia, Argentina, Paraguay, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso Sul | |
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Copernicia baileyanaLeón | Cuba |
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Copernicia berteroanaBecc. | Hispaniola |
Copernicia brittonorumLeón | Cuba | |
Copernicia cowelliiBritton & P.Wilson | Camagüey Province in Cuba | |
Copernicia curbeloiLeón | Cuba | |
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Copernicia curtissiiBecc. | Cuba |
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Copernicia ekmaniiBurret | Haiti |
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Copernicia fallaensisLeón | Cuba |
Copernicia gigasEkman ex Burret | Cuba | |
Copernicia glabrescensH.Wendl. ex Becc | Cuba | |
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Copernicia hospitaMart. | Cuba |
Copernicia humicolaLeón | Cuba | |
Copernicia longiglossaLeón | Cuba | |
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Copernicia macroglossaSchaedtler | Cuba |
Copernicia molinetiLeón | Cuba | |
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Copernicia prunifera(Mill.) H.E.Moore | northeastern Brazil |
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Copernicia rigidaBritton & P.Wilson | Cuba |
Copernicia roigiiLeón | Cuba | |
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Copernicia tectorum(Kunth) Mart. | Colombia, Venezuela |
Copernicia yareyBurret | Cuba |
Natural hybrids
[edit]Image | Scientific name | Parentage | Distribution |
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Copernicia × burretianaLeón | C. hospita × C. macroglossa | Cuba | |
Copernicia × occidentalisLeón | C. brittonanum × C. hospita | Cuba | |
Copernicia × textilisLeón | C. baileyana × C. hospita | Cuba | |
Copernicia × vespertilionumLeón | C. gigas × C. rigida | Cuba | |
Copernicia × shaferiDahlgren & Glassman | C. cowellii × C. hospita | Cuba | |
Copernicia × sueroanaLeón | C. hospita × C. rigida | Cuba |
References
[edit]- ^abKew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^Govaerts, R. & Dransfield, J. (2005). World Checklist of Palms: 1-223. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- ^"Copernicia".Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew:World Checklist of Selected Plant Families.Archived fromthe originalon 2007-08-27.Retrieved2014-08-11.