Copernicia

Copernicia
	Copernica ceifera
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Arecales
Family:	Arecaceae
Subfamily:	Coryphoideae
Tribe:	Trachycarpeae
Genus:	Copernicia; Mart.
Synonyms
	Arrudaria Macedo; Coryphomia Rojas Acosta;

Copernicia is a genus of palms native to South America and the Greater Antilles. Of the known species and nothospecies (hybrids), 22 of the 27 are endemic to Cuba.^[1] They are fan palms (Arecaceae tribe Corypheae), with the leaves with a bare petiole terminating in a rounded fan of numerous leaflets. The species are small to medium-sized trees growing to 5–30 m tall, typically occurring close to streams and rivers in savanna habitats.^[2] The genus is named after the astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus. In some of the species, the leaves are coated with a thin layer of wax, known as carnauba wax.

Species and hybrids

Copernicia species and hybrids are as follows.^[3]

Image	Scientific name	Distribution
	Copernicia alba Morong	Bolivia, Argentina, Paraguay, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso Sul
	Copernicia baileyana León	Cuba
	Copernicia berteroana Becc.	Hispaniola
	Copernicia brittonorum León	Cuba
	Copernicia cowellii Britton & P.Wilson	Camagüey Province in Cuba
	Copernicia curbeloi León	Cuba
	Copernicia curtissii Becc.	Cuba
	Copernicia ekmanii Burret	Haiti
	Copernicia fallaensis León	Cuba
	Copernicia gigas Ekman ex Burret	Cuba
	Copernicia glabrescens H.Wendl. ex Becc	Cuba
	Copernicia hospita Mart.	Cuba
	Copernicia humicola León	Cuba
	Copernicia longiglossa León	Cuba
	Copernicia macroglossa Schaedtler	Cuba
	Copernicia molineti León	Cuba
	Copernicia prunifera (Mill.) H.E.Moore	northeastern Brazil
	Copernicia rigida Britton & P.Wilson	Cuba
	Copernicia roigii León	Cuba
	Copernicia tectorum (Kunth) Mart.	Colombia, Venezuela
	Copernicia yarey Burret	Cuba

Natural hybrids

Scientific name	Parentage	Distribution
Copernicia × burretiana León	C. hospita × C. macroglossa	Cuba
Copernicia × occidentalis León	C. brittonanum × C. hospita	Cuba
Copernicia × textilis León	C. baileyana × C. hospita	Cuba
Copernicia × vespertilionum León	C. gigas × C. rigida	Cuba
Copernicia × shaferi Dahlgren & Glassman	C. cowellii × C. hospita	Cuba
Copernicia × sueroana León	C. hospita × C. rigida	Cuba

References

^ ^a ^b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
^ Govaerts, R. & Dransfield, J. (2005). World Checklist of Palms: 1-223. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
^ "Copernicia". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Archived from the original on 2007-08-27. Retrieved 2014-08-11.

External links

[uiuiuiuiusdfiuisudfasduh0a-1] Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families

[2] Govaerts, R. & Dransfield, J. (2005). World Checklist of Palms: 1-223. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

[Kew-3] "Copernicia". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Archived from the original on 2007-08-27. Retrieved 2014-08-11.

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