Coccothrinax ekmanii, also known in Haitian Creole as gwenn[2] or in Dominican Spanish as palma de guano, is an endangered species of palm which is endemic to the island of Hispaniola (in the Dominican Republic and Haiti).[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Arecales |
| Family: | Arecaceae |
| Genus: | Coccothrinax |
| Species: | C. ekmanii
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Description edit
Like other members of the genus, C. ekmanii is a fan palm. Trees are single-stemmed, between 3 and 15 metres tall with stems 5 to 8 (occasionally 20) centimetres in diameter. The fruit is brownish, 5–6 millimetres in diameter.[2] It grows on rocky hills or in dry scrub forest on limestone.[2]
References edit
- ^ Timyan, J. (2022). "Coccothrinax ekmanii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T38481A212959315. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
- ^ a b c Henderson, Andrew; Galeano, Gloria; Bernal, Rodrigo (1995). Field Guide to the Palms of the Americas. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press. ISBN 0-691-08537-4.
- ^ "Coccothrinax ekmanii". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Retrieved 2019-02-25.
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