Coccothrinax spissa
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Coccothrinax spissa, the guano[1] or swollen silver thatch palm,[2] is a palm which is endemic to the island of Hispaniola.[3]
Description
Like other members of this genus, Coccothrinax spissa is a fan palm. Stems grow singly and are 3 to 8 metres tall and 20 to 30 centimetres in diameter, usually swollen. The fruit is dark purple, 1.1 to 1.2 cm in diameter.[1] It grows in open areas in dry habitats, or at the margins of woodlands at low elevations (below 400 m above sea level).[1]
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