Copernicia cowellii Britton & P.Wilson

  • Filed As

    Arecaceae
    Copernicia cowellii Britton & P.Wilson ( syntype )

  • Collector(s)

    J. A. Shafer 2917, 21 Nov 1909

  • Location

    Cuba. Camagüey. Queen City to Minas, Camagüey.

  • Habitat

    In moist (not wet) situations. Savanna.

  • Description

    3-6 ft. rarely 10 ft. Leaves herbaceous, light green, waxy on both sides when young, flowers fragrant and yellowish, inflorescences often touching ground. Phenology of specimen: Sterile.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 71144

    Occurrence ID: 960193ce-3404-47a2-bd60-dd562b374891

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  • Region

    West Indies

  • Country

    Cuba

  • State/Province

    Camagüey

  • Locality

    Queen City to Minas, Camagüey

  • Coordinates

    21.4949, -77.5623

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    4751.57

  • Georeferencing Method

    Georeferencing Quick Reference Guide, Version 2012. Located coord. of midpt betwn Queen City (geonames.org/maps/google_21.5_-77.517.html) + Minas by measuring a straight line betwn centers of localities, halving dist., finding midpt. Used halved dist. = linear ext. Input into the MaNIS Georef Calc = uncert

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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