Coccothrinax proctorii
| Coccothrinax proctorii | |
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| File:Coccothrinax proctorii 3zz.jpg | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Arecales |
| Family: | Arecaceae |
| Genus: | Coccothrinax |
| Species: | C. proctorii
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| Binomial name | |
| Coccothrinax proctorii Read, 1980
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Coccothrinax proctorii, the Cayman thatch palm or Proctor's silver palm,[2] is a palm which is endemic to the Cayman Islands.[3]
Henderson and colleagues (1995) considered C. proctorii to be a synonym of Coccothrinax argentata.[4]
Description
[edit | edit source]A medium-sized palm, with a slender trunk, and an open crown, of deeply divided leaves, with nearly perfectly symmetrical divisions, dark green above, and silvery white below. The trunk type is solitary.
Horticulture
[edit | edit source]It prefers a sunny, moist, but well-drained position. It is salt tolerant, and prefers an alkaline soil with a position in full sun, or light shade, in a tropical or subtropical climate, and once established, can endure quite a bit of coastal exposure. While slow growing, it can be grown on just coral limerock. Indoors it also makes a neat bonsai, that can even be cultivated just on a piece of coral limerock, practically without soil.[5]
Conservation
[edit | edit source]It is considered Endangered by the IUCN Red List, having declined to about 435,699 mature individuals in 2000 from a projected original population of 600,000. This population has still continued declining, and the projected 2013 population is around 428,500 mature individuals. In a century, the population will have likely declined to only about 123,500 individuals, all restricted to protected areas.[2]
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