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Coccothrinax barbadensis
Puerto Rican Thatch Palm, Lesser Antilles Silver Thatch
Origin: Native to Venezuela and the Caribbean islands.
| Family |
| Arecaceae |
| Genus |
| Coccothrinax |
| Species |
| barbadensis |
| Category |
| Tropicals |
| Type |
| Tree (evergreen) |
| Synonyms |
| Coccothrinax australis, Coccothrinax dussiana. |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 10b |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| Requires cold season protection under glass. |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H2 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -1.2 - 4.5 °C |
| Temperature (°F) |
| 30 - 40 °F |
| Height |
| 2.5 - 15 m |
| Spread |
| 1.8 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Growth |
| Slow |
| Habitat |
| Coastal and scrub woodland on limestone soils. |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| Solitary, erect stems, to 15 m tall, and up to 18 cm in diameter, with faint rings from leaf scars. |
| Leaf Description |
| Blade, about 1.5 m across, divided up to two-thirds its length by numerous, narrow segments that droop at the tips. Upper leaf surface is bright green with a yellow halo surrounding the raised, triangular hastula. The undersurface is silver-grey. |
| Flower Description |
| Inflorescence is shorter than the leaves, and branched to two orders with up to 10 primary branches. |
| Fruit Description |
| The fruits are spherical, 6-12 mm in diameter and purplish-black when ripe. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Harry P. Leu Gardens, Orlando, Florida, United States of America. |
| Propagation |
| By seed. |
| Ethnobotanical Uses (Disclaimer) |
| Leaves used for thatching on roofs. |
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