Coccothrinax yunquensis

Synonymy: Some consider it a synonym of C. salvatoris Distribution: Cuba
Common names: None known Conservation status: Not threatened

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Carlo Morici authored a paper on this Cuban palm species in the October 1996 issue of Principes; this photo is also on the rear cover of that issue. Photo copyright © 1996, Carlo Morici. Coccothrinaxyunquensis is from the top of one mountain of southernCuba and has no local common names, although some locals call it Yuraguana del Yunque (Yuraguana means small-sized Coccothrinax) (Carlo Morici, pers. comm.).

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