Biology:Copernicia berteroana

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Short description: Species of palm

Copernicia berteroana
Copernicia berteroana - Naples Botanical Garden - Naples, Florida - DSC00046.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Tribe: Trachycarpeae
Genus: Copernicia
Species:
C. berteroana
Binomial name
Copernicia berteroana

Copernicia berteroana (dyaré, yarey)[1] is a palm which is endemic to Hispaniola;[2] it is also reported from Curaçao and Venezuela, but it is probably naturalized there.[1]

Description

Like other members of this genus, C. berteroana is a fan palm. Trees are 4 to 5 metres tall with stems 20 centimetres in diameter. The fruit is black, 2 centimetres long and 1.8 cm in diameter.[1] The leaves are used for thatch.[1]

Habitat

Copernicia berteroana is found in flat regions with low rainfall. In Haiti it is threatened by habitat destruction.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Henderson, Andrew; Gloria Galeano; Rodrigo Bernal (1995). Field Guide to the Palms of the Americas. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0-691-08537-1. 
  2. "Copernicia berteroana". http://www.rbgkew.org.uk/wcsp/namedetail.do?accepted_id=46682&repSynonym_id=-9998&name_id=46682&status=true. Retrieved 2006-12-08. 

Wikidata ☰ Q5168520 entry