Coccothrinax borhidiana

Botanical Description

Coccothrinax borhidiana is a solitary-stemmed, evergreen palm growing from 1 - 7 metres tall. The unbranched stem can be 8 - 20cm in diameter; it is topped by a crown of closely spaced, thick, rigid, leathery, circular, dark green leaves which are on short petioles[ 314 Title Palm and Cycad Societies of Australia. Publication Author Website http://www.pacsoa.org.au/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Contains at least a little information on the majority of palm and cycad species, plus a wealth of photographs. A first class website. , 768 Title Field Guide to the Palms of the Americas Publication Author Henderson A.; Galeano G.; Bernal R. Publisher Princeton University Press; Princeton, New Jersey. Year 1995 ISBN 0-691-08537-4 Description An excellent book, giving basic information on all the 550 species of palms native to the Americas that were known in 1995. Comprehensive information on the plants range and habitat, brief description, some uses and almost 250 photos. ]. The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a source of material for thatching. Regarded by many as the most atttractive member of the genus, and very much prized by collectors, it is sometimes grown as an ornamental in gardens[ 314 Title Palm and Cycad Societies of Australia. Publication Author Website http://www.pacsoa.org.au/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Contains at least a little information on the majority of palm and cycad species, plus a wealth of photographs. A first class website. ]. This beautiful palm is restricted to a small coastal area of Cuba and is in danger of extinction[ 768 Title Field Guide to the Palms of the Americas Publication Author Henderson A.; Galeano G.; Bernal R. Publisher Princeton University Press; Princeton, New Jersey. Year 1995 ISBN 0-691-08537-4 Description An excellent book, giving basic information on all the 550 species of palms native to the Americas that were known in 1995. Comprehensive information on the plants range and habitat, brief description, some uses and almost 250 photos. ]. There are only about 250 adult plants in the wild and these are threatened by fire, road construction and nearby oil extraction[ 764 Title IUCN Spec ies Survival Commission - Palm Specialist Group Publication Species Fact Sheets Author Website http://www.iucn.org/about/work/programmes/species/who_we_are/ssc_specialist_groups_and_red_list_authorities_directory/plants/palm_sg/psg_sp_index.cfm#Geonoma_epetiolata_block Publisher IUCN Year 0 ISBN Description A series of fairly comprehensive fact sheets on some 28 species of Palms that are under threat in the wild. They can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. It has not been eveluated for the IUCN Red List[ K Title Plants for a Future Author Ken Fern Description Notes from observations, tasting etc at Plants For A Future and on field trips. ].