Coccothrinax Acunana
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''Coccothrinax acunana'', the sierra palm, is a palm which is endemic to Pico Turquino in Cuba. It grows at high elevations (above 900 m), reportedly higher than any other Cuban palm. Like other members of the genus, ''C. acunana'' is a fan palm. Andrew Henderson and colleagues (1995) considered ''C. acunana'' to be a
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Coccothrinax miraguama ''Coccothrinax miraguama'' is a Arecaceae, palm which is endemic (ecology), endemic to Cuba. Three subspecies are recognised: ''C. miraguama'' subsp. ''havanensis'', ''C. miraguama'' subsp. ''miraguama'', and ''C. miraguama'' subs ...
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acunana Trees of Cuba Plants described in 1939 {{tree-stub