Copernicia
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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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.[2] 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.
Species and hybrids
[edit]Copernicia species and hybrids are as follows.[3]
Image | Scientific name | Distribution |
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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
[edit]Image | Scientific name | Parentage | Distribution |
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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 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Kew 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 from the original on 2007-08-27. Retrieved 2014-08-11.