Hemithrinax compacta
{{Short description|Species of palm}}
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|image = Hemithrinax compacta 004 by Scott Zona.jpg
|genus = Hemithrinax
|species = compacta
|authority = (Griseb. & H.Wendl.) Hook.f. ex Salomon
|synonyms_ref = {{ThePlantList|id=kew-98255|taxon=Hemithrinax compacta|authority=(Griseb. & H.Wendl.) M.Gómez|access-date=12 December 2014}}
|synonyms = *Hemithrinax compacta {{au|(Griseb. & H. Wendl.) Hook. f.}}
- Thrinax compacta {{au|(Griseb. & H.Wendl.) Borhidi & O.Muñiz}}
- Trithrinax compacta {{au|Griseb. & H.Wendl.}}
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Hemithrinax compacta is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae.{{cite web |url= https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:120195-2 |title= Hemithrinax compacta (Griseb. & H.Wendl.) Hook.f. ex Salomon |author= |date=n.d. |website=Plants of the World Online |publisher=The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |access-date=May 20, 2024}}{{cite web |url= https://www.catalogueoflife.org/data/taxon/8WST3 |title= Hemithrinax compacta (Griseb. & H.Wendl.) Hook.f. ex Salomon |author= |date=n.d. |website=Catalogue of Life |publisher=Species 2000 |access-date=May 20, 2024}} It is a palm that is endemic to Cuba.
Distribution and habitat
Hemithrinax compacta flourishes on the mogotes of Cuba. Mogotes are dome-shaped hills in Cuba made up of coral rock. Hemithrinax compacta is the only species in its genus in Cuba that grows in the highlands, at an elevation of {{convert|450|m}}. Hemithrinax compacta needs to have more than {{cvt|2400|mm}} per year of rainfall and a mean temperature of {{convert|22|C|abbr=out}}.
Description
The leaves of the palm have an average length of {{cvt|190|cm}} and the inflorescence of the palm is tightly clustered, giving rise to the species name. A mature H. compacta can have a massive trunk of up to {{cvt|10|cm}} thick and more than {{cvt|20|m}} in height. The genus Thrinax has been grown in gardens. In addition, in Thrinax the fruits are dispersed and eaten by West Indian woodpeckers and other birds, gray squirrels and lizards.Morici, Carlos. "The Genus Thrinax in Cuba." Palms (2000): 63-68. 2000. Web. 3 Dec. 2014."Thrinax Compacta." Thrinax Compacta. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Dec. 2014.
References
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Category:Endemic flora of Cuba
Category:Taxa named by August Grisebach
Category:Taxa named by Hermann Wendland
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