Biology:Gaussia gomez-pompae

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Short description: Species of palm

Gaussia gomez-pompae
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Gaussia
Species:
G. gomez-pompae
Binomial name
Gaussia gomez-pompae
(H.J.Quero) H.J.Quero
Synonyms

Opsiandra gomez-pompae H.J.Quero

Gaussia gomez-pompae is a palm which is endemic to Mexico.[2] The species grows on steep rocky limestone slopes in Oaxaca, Tabasco and Veracruz states in Mexico.[3]

Description

Gaussia gomez-pompae are 10 to 14 metres tall. Stems are 30 centimetres in diameter. Trees have up to ten pinnately compound leaves. Fruit are orange-red, 1.5 to 1.6 cm in diameter.[3]

The species is classified as vulnerable, and is threatened by habitat destruction and degradation.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Quero, H.J. (1998). "Gaussia gomez-pompae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 1998: e.T30974A9596507. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T30974A9596507.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/30974/9596507. Retrieved 16 November 2021. 
  2. "Gaussia gomez-pompae". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. http://www.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?accepted_id=88906&repSynonym_id=141940&name_id=88906&status=true. Retrieved 2007-11-16. [yes|permanent dead link|dead link}}]
  3. 3.0 3.1 Henderson, Andrew; Gloria Galeano; Rodrigo Bernal (1995). Field Guide to the Palms of the Americas. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press. ISBN 0-691-08537-4. 

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