Gaussia_spirituana

<i>Gaussia spirituana</i>

Gaussia spirituana

Species of palm

Gaussia spirituana is a palm which is endemic to the Sierra de Jatibonico in east-central Cuba.[2]

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Gaussia spirituana stems are whitish, up to 7 metres tall. Stems are 30–35 centimetres in diameter, swollen at the base and tapering upward. Trees have up to ten pinnately compound leaves. Fruit are orange-red, 1 cm in diameter.[3]

The species is considered endangered based on the fact that only 150 individuals are known to exist, and they are fragmented into five subpopulations.[1] They are also threatened by habitat destruction and non-native pathogens.[1]

References

  1. [1]
    Moya, C. 1998. Gaussia spirituana. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015.2. Downloaded on 08 September 2015.
  2. [2]
    "Gaussia spirituana". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Archived from the original on 2013-08-02. Retrieved 2006-12-08.
  3. [3]
    Henderson, Andrew; Gloria Galeano; Rodrigo Bernal (1995). Field Guide to the Palms of the Americas. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press. ISBN 0-691-08537-4.


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