Biology:Colpothrinax
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Short description: Genus of palms
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Arecales |
| Family: | Arecaceae |
| Subfamily: | Coryphoideae |
| Tribe: | Trachycarpeae |
| Genus: | Colpothrinax Griseb. & H.Wendl. |
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Colpothrinax aphanopetala | |
Colpothrinax is a genus of palms native to Central America and the Caribbean. Colpothrinax is a member of subfamily Coryphoideae, tribe Trachycarpeae, although its placement within the subtribe is uncertain, on the basis of plastid DNA[1]
Species
| Image | Scientific name | Distribution |
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| Colpothrinax aphanopetala | from southeast Nicaragua to Panama | |
| Colpothrinax cookii | from Belize to Honduras | |
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Colpothrinax wrightii | endemic to southwest Cuba including the Isle of Youth.[2] |
References
- ↑ Asmussen, Conny B.; John Dransfield; Vinnie Deickmann; Anders S. Barfod; Jean-Christophe Pintaud; William J. Baker (2006). "A new subfamily classification of the palm family (Arecaceae): evidence from plastid DNA phylogeny". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 151 (1): 15–38. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.2006.00521.x.
- ↑ "Colpothrinax Griseb. & H.Wendl., Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 37: 147 (1879)". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. http://www.rbgkew.org.uk/wcsp/namedetail.do?accepted_id=46332&repSynonym_id=-9998&name_id=46332&status=true. Retrieved 2007-02-18.
Wikidata ☰ Q143164 entry
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