Copernicia

Short description: Genus of palms

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
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Synonyms[1]

* 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.

## Contents

* 1 Species and hybrids
* 1.1 Natural hybrids
* 2 References
* 3 External links

## Species and hybrids

Copernicia species and hybrids are as follows.[3]

Image | Scientific name | Distribution

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| Copernicia alba Morong | Bolivia, Argentina, Paraguay, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso Sul
Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination | 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

Image | Scientific name | Parentage | Distribution

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| 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

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 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.
3. ↑ "Copernicia". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. http://www.kew.org/wcsp/qsearch.do?plantName=Copernicia&page=quickSearch.

## External links

* Sorting Copernicia names
* Germplasm Resources Information Network: Copernicia
* Pictures of genus members

Wikidata ☰ Q135429 entry

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