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Issue: Vol. 589 No. 2: 23 March 2023
Type: Article
Published: 2023-03-23
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.589.2.1
Page range: 101-111
Abstract views: 64
PDF downloaded: 8

Five new species of Coccothrinax (Cryosophileae, Coryphoideae, Arecaceae) from Hispaniola

The New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, NY 10458-5126, U.S.A.
Herbario del Instituto de Investigaciones Botánicas y Zoológicas de la Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo, República Dominicana
Departamento de Botánica, Jardín Botánico Nacional “Dr. Rafael M. Moscoso”, Santo Domingo, República Dominicana
Departamento de Botánica, Jardín Botánico Nacional “Dr. Rafael M. Moscoso”, Santo Domingo, República Dominicana
Montgomery Botanical Center, 11901 Old Cutler Road, Coral Gables, FL 33156, U.S.A.
Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Gothenburg, SE-413 19 Gothenburg, Sweden; Gothenburg Global Biodiversity Centre, University of Gothenburg, SE-413 19 Gothenburg, Sweden
Palmae morphology systematics Caribbean Monocots

Abstract

Five new species of Coccothrinax from Hispaniola are described and illustrated. A key is given to all species from the island.

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