Thrinax radiata

Loddiges ex Schultes & Schultes f. in J. J. Roemer et al.

in J. J. Roemer et al.,Syst. Veg. 7(2):1301. 1830.

Common names: Thatch palm
Synonyms: Coccothrinax radiata (Schultes & Schultes f.) Sargent ex K. Schumann Thrinax floridana Sargent Thrinax martii Grisebach & H. Wendland ex Grisebach
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 22. Treatment on page 99.

Leaves: sheath with V-shaped cleft opposite petiole; hastula adaxially glabrous; blades green, with minute, whitish dots on abaxial surface; segment apices lax. Fruits: pedicel conspicuous in fruit (usually exceeding 1 mm). 2n = 36.


Phenology: Flowering summer.
Habitat: Pinelands and littoral hammocks and scrub on limestone soils
Elevation: 0–10 m

Distribution

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Fla., se Mexico, West Indies

Discussion

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

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... more about "Thrinax radiata"
irregularly semicircular +  and nearly cylindric +
dorsifixed +
Scott Zona +
Loddiges ex Schultes & Schultes f. in J. J. Roemer et al. +
Thatch palm +
Fla. +, se Mexico +  and West Indies +
0–10 m +
membranaceous +
lanceolate +
rugose +  and warty +
adnate +, connate +  and distinct +
long-pedicellate +
adnate +, connate +  and distinct +
berrylike +  and drupaceous +
apical +  and basal +
globose +
Pinelands and littoral hammocks and scrub on limestone soils +
branched +  and spicate +
2-pinnate +  and pinnate +
5 (?) +  and 7 (?) +
fibrous +, dry +  and fleshy +
connate +  and distinct +
bearing prickles or marginal teeth +  and unarmed +
v--shaped +
Flowering summer. +
list +  and count +
v--shaped +  and tent--shaped +
germination +
in J. J. Roemer et al.,Syst. Veg. +
crescent--shaped +
adventitious +
adhering to endocarp +  and free +
oblate-globose +
bearing prickles +  and unarmed +
lanceolate +
connate +  and distinct +
6 +  and 12 +
subterranean +
enlarged;massive;slender +
connate +  and distinct +
Coccothrinax radiata +, Thrinax floridana +  and Thrinax martii +
Thrinax radiata +
species +
unbranched +  and branched +
unisexual +  and bisexual +
small +  and moderate +