Thrinax parviflora Sw.

  • Authority

    Britton, Nathaniel L. & Millspaugh, Charles F. 1920. The Bahama Flora.

  • Family

    Arecaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Thrinax parviflora Sw.

  • Description

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    Species Description - A tree up to 9 m. high or more, with a trunk about 1.5 cm. in diameter. Leaves up to 1.5 m. in diameter, deeply cleft into numerous narrow segments, green and shining above, silvery-white beneath, at least when young, the acute ligule 1-2 cm. long; inflorescence up to 1 m. long; pedicels slender, about 3 mm. long; drupes 6-9 mm. in diameter, white, distinctly stalked.

  • Distribution

    Sandy soil, North Cat Cay : Florida ; Cuba ; Jamaica. Large-fruited Thatchpalm.

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