Thrinax
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Thrinax is a genus in the palm family, native to the Caribbean. It is closely related to the genera Coccothrinax, Hemithrinax and Zombia.[1] Flowers are small, bisexual and are borne on small stalks.
Taxonomy
Template:Cladogram In the first edition of Genera Palmarum (1987), Natalie Uhl and John Dransfield placed the genus Thrinax in subfamily Coryphoideae, tribe Corypheae and subtribe Thrinacinae.[2] Subsequent phylogenetic analyses showed that the Old World and New World members of Thrinacinae are not closely related and as a consequence, Thrinax and related genera were transferred into their own tribe, Cryosophileae.[3] In 2008, Leucothrinax morrisii (formerly T. morrisii) was split from Thrinax after phylogenetic studies showed that its inclusion in Thrinax would render that genus paraphyletic.[4]
Species
Thrinax consists of three species.
| Image | Scientific name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|
| File:Thrinax excelsa1.jpg | Thrinax excelsa | Jamaica |
| File:Thrinax-paviflora-var-paviflora.jpg | Thrinax parviflora | Jamaica |
| File:Thrinax Radiata.JPG | Thrinax radiata | Greater Antilles, the Bahamas, south Florida, Mexico and Central America. |
References
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