Chiba University Matsudo/Kashiwa Campus Plant Database

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Details of genus: Coccothrinax [2286]

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genus_en: Thatch palm

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Family: Arecaceae

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description_en: Genus of 30-50 species of usually single-stemmed (rarely cluster-stemmed) palms occurring in dunes, scrub, and pine forest in Florida, USA, and the Caribbean. The 3-petalled flowers (with the petals and sepals fused into small, 6-pointed, star-like discs) are produced in panicles among terminal clusters of stalked, fan-shaped leaves, which have many slender, radiating lobes. In frost-prone climates, grow in a warm or temperate greenhouse, or as houseplants. Elsewhere, grow as specimen trees.

hardiness_en: Frost tender.

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propagation_en: Sow seed at 24-27°C (75-81°F) in spring.

pests_en: Red spider mites may be a problem under glass.

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Update Information: Created: 2010-06-04 18:58; Updated: 2020-07-05 11:41

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SystemAccepted?Scientific nameJapanese nameInfra-familial classification# species
APG4 Arecaceae ヤシ科 Show
PB2 Arecaceae ヤシ科 Show
PB3 Arecaceae ヤシ科 Show

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