Gaussia (plant)
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Gaussia | |
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Gaussia maya | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Arecales |
Family: | Arecaceae |
Subfamily: | Arecoideae |
Tribe: | Chamaedoreeae |
Genus: | Gaussia H.Wendl. |
Species | |
Gaussia attenuata |
Gaussia is a genus in the palm family, native to Mexico, Central America and the Greater Antilles. They are solitary, unarmed, and have pinnately compound leaves. The trees have enlarged bases and prop-roots.
Taxonomy
There are five species in the genus:
- G. attenuata which is found in Puerto Rico
- G. gomez-pompae which is found in the Mexican states of Chiapas, Oaxaca and Veracruz
- G. maya which is found in Mexico, Belize and Guatemala
- G. princeps which is found in western Cuba
- G. spirituana which is found in the Sierra de Jatibonico in east-central Cuba.
References
- "Gaussia H.Wendl., Nachr. Königl. Ges. Wiss. Georg-Augusts-Univ. 1865: 327 (1865)". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Retrieved 2006-12-12.[permanent dead link]
- George Proctor. 2005. Arecaceae (Palmae). Pp. 135–153 in Pedro Acevedo-Rodriguez and Mark T. Strong. Monocots and Gymnosperms of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium Volume 52.
External links
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