Trithrinax brasiliensis

Trithrinax brasiliensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Arecales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Arecales

Familia: Arecaceae
Subfamilia: Coryphoideae
Tribus: Cryosophileae
Genus: Trithrinax
Species: Trithrinax brasiliensis
Varietas: T. b. var. acanthocoma – T. b. var. brasiliensis

Name

Trithrinax brasiliensis Mart., Hist. Nat. Palm. 2: 150 (1837).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Thrinax brasiliensis (Mart.) Mart., Hist. Nat. Palm. 3: 320 (1853).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Brazil South; Paraguay; Uruguay References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Martius, C.F.P. von , 1837. Historia Naturalis Palmarum 2:150.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Trithrinax brasiliensis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Dec. 19. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Trithrinax brasiliensis. Published online. Accessed: Dec. 19 2018.
• The Plant List 2013. Trithrinax brasiliensis in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Dec. 19.
• Tropicos.org 2018. Trithrinax brasiliensis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 19 Dec. 2018.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Trithrinax brasiliensis in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

English: Brazilian needle palm

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