Copernicia
| Copernicia | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| (unranked): | Commelinids |
| Order: | Arecales |
| Family: | Arecaceae |
| Subfamily: | Coryphoideae |
| Tribe: | Corypheae |
| 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.Govaerts, R. & Dransfield, J. (2005). World Checklist of Palms: 1-223. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Species and hybrids[2]
- Copernicia alba Morong - Bolivia, Argentina, Paraguay, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso Sul
- Copernicia baileyana León - Cuba
- Copernicia berteroana Becc. - Hispaniola
- Copernicia brittonorum León - Cuba
- Copernicia x burretiana León - Cuba (C. hospita × C. macroglossa)
- Copernicia cowellii Britton & P.Wilson - Camagüey Province in Cuba
- Copernicia curbeloi León - Cuba
- Copernicia curtissii Becc. - Cuba
- Copernicia ekmanii Burret - Haiti
- Copernicia fallense 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 x occidentalis León - Cuba (C. brittonanum × C. hospita)
- Copernicia prunifera (Mill.) H.E.Moore - northeastern Brazil
- Copernicia rigida Britton & P.Wilson - Cuba
- Copernicia roigii León - Cuba
- Copernicia × shaferi Dahlgren & Glassman - Cuba (C. cowellii × C. hospita)
- Copernicia x sueroana León - Cuba (C. hospita × C. rigida)
- Copernicia tectorum (Kunth) Mart. - Colombia, Venezuela
- Copernicia × textilis León - Cuba (C. baileyana × C. hospita)
- Copernicia × vespertilionum León - Cuba (C. gigas × C. rigida)
- Copernicia yarey Burret - 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
- 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ↑ "Copernicia". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Retrieved 2014-08-11.
External links
- Sorting Copernicia names
- Germplasm Resources Information Network: Copernicia
- Pictures of genus members
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