Coccothrinax proctorii, the Cayman thatch palm or Proctor's silver palm,[2] is a palm which is endemic to the Cayman Islands.[3]
Henderson and colleagues (1995) considered C. proctorii to be a synonym of Coccothrinax argentata.[4] It is considered Endangered by the IUCN Red List, having declined to about 435,699 mature individuals in 2000 from a projected original population of 600,000. This population has still continued declining, and the projected 2013 population is around 428,500 mature individuals. In a century, the population will have likely declined to only about 123,500 individuals, all restricted to protected areas.[1]
A medium-sized palm, with a slender trunk, and an open crown, of deeply divided leaves, with nearly perfectly symmetrical divisions, dark green above, and silvery white below. Trunk type: Solitary. Prefers a sunny, moist, but well-drained position. Salt tolerant, and prefers an alkaline soil. Slow growing. Can be grown on just coral limerock. It likes a position in full sun, or light shade, in a tropical, or subtropical climate, and once established, can endure quite a bit of coastal exposure. Indoors it also makes a neat bonsai, that can even be cultivated just on a piece of coral limerock, practically without soil.[5]
Coccothrinax proctorii, the Cayman thatch palm or Proctor's silver palm, is a palm which is endemic to the Cayman Islands.
Henderson and colleagues (1995) considered C. proctorii to be a synonym of Coccothrinax argentata. It is considered Endangered by the IUCN Red List, having declined to about 435,699 mature individuals in 2000 from a projected original population of 600,000. This population has still continued declining, and the projected 2013 population is around 428,500 mature individuals. In a century, the population will have likely declined to only about 123,500 individuals, all restricted to protected areas.
Coccothrinax proctorii[1] es una especie de palmera endémica de las islas Caimán.[2] Henderson & colegas (1995) consideran qu C. proctorii es un sinónimo de Coccothrinax argentata.[3]
Coccothrinax proctorii fue descrita por Robert William Read y publicado en Phytologia 46(5): 285. 1980.[4][5][6]
Coccothrinax: nombre genérico que deriva probablemente de coco = "una baya", y la palma Thrinax nombre genérico.[7]
proctorii: epíteto otgorgado en honor del botánico estadounidense George Richardson Proctor.
Coccothrinax proctorii es una especie de palmera endémica de las islas Caimán. Henderson & colegas (1995) consideran qu C. proctorii es un sinónimo de Coccothrinax argentata.
Coccothrinax proctorii là loài thực vật có hoa thuộc họ Arecaceae. Loài này được Read mô tả khoa học đầu tiên năm 1980.[1]
Bài viết liên quan đến phân họ cau Coryphoideae này vẫn còn sơ khai. Bạn có thể giúp Wikipedia bằng cách mở rộng nội dung để bài được hoàn chỉnh hơn. Coccothrinax proctorii là loài thực vật có hoa thuộc họ Arecaceae. Loài này được Read mô tả khoa học đầu tiên năm 1980.
