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Copernicia is a genus of 24 species of palms, native to South America and the Caribbean. Plants are living Organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. The flowering plants or angiosperms ( Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta) are the most widespread group Liliopsida is a Botanical name for the class containing the family Liliaceae (or Lily Family Arecales is an order of Flowering plants The order has been widely recognised only for the past few decades until then the accepted name for the order including Arecaceae or Palmae (also known by the name Palmaceae, which is taxonomically invalid or commonly palm tree) the palm family is a family of Flowering Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius ( April 17, 1794 &ndash December 13, 1868 Munich) was a German Botanist and A genus (plural genera from Γένος Latin genus "descent family type gender" is a low-level Taxonomic Arecaceae or Palmae (also known by the name Palmaceae, which is taxonomically invalid or commonly palm tree) the palm family is a family of Flowering South America is a Continent of the Americas, situated entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a The Caribbean (ˌkærəˡbiən kæ'rəbiən Cariben|Caraïben or Caraïben; Caraïbe or more commonly Antilles; Caribe is a Region consisting They are fan palms (Arecaceae tribe Corypheae), with the leaves with a bare petiole terminating in a rounded fan of numerous leaflets. This is a list of all the genera in the botanical family Arecaceae, the Palm tree family arranged by tribes within the family In Botany, a leaf is an above-ground Plant organ specialized for Photosynthesis. The species are small to medium-sized trees growing to 5-30 m tall, typically occurring close to streams and rivers in savanna habitats. A tree is a perennial Woody plant. It is most often defined as a woody plant that has many secondary branches supported clear of the ground on a single main stem or A savanna or savannah is a Tropical or Subtropical Grassland or Woodland Ecosystem.
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The genus is named after the astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus. Copernicia alba is a South American species of Palm tree, which is found in in the humid part of the Gran Chaco ecoregion in Bolivia Copernicia baileyana ( yarey) is a palm which is endemic to eastern and central Cuba. Copernicia berteroana ( dyaré, yarey) is a palm which is endemic to Hispaniola; it is also reported from Curaçao Copernicia brittonorum is a palm which is endemic to western and west central Cuba. Copernicia cowellii is a palm which is endemic to Camagüey Province, Cuba Copernicia curbeloi is a palm which is endemic to Cuba. Cuba Copernicia curtissii is a palm which is endemic to Cuba. Copernicia ekmanii is a palm which is endemic to northern Haiti. Copernicia fallaensis is a palm which is endemic to Cuba. Copernicia gigas is a palm which is endemic to eastern Cuba. Copernicia glabrescens is a palm which is endemic to western and west central Cuba. Copernicia hospita is a palm which is endemic to Cuba. Copernicia humicola is a palm which is endemic to Cuba. Copernicia longiglossa is a palm which is endemic to eastern Cuba. Copernicia macroglossa is a palm which is endemic to western and central Cuba. Copernicia molineti is a palm which is endemic to Cuba. Copernicia prunifera or the carnauba palm or carnaubeira palm is a Species of Palm tree native to northeastern Brazil Copernicia rigida is a type of palm endemic to eastern and central Cuba. Copernicia roigii is a palm which is endemic to Cuba Copernicia tectorum is a palm which is native to Colombia and northern Venezuela, where it is known as palma llanera. Copernicia yarey is a palm which is endemic to Cuba.
In some of the species, the leaves are coated with a thin layer of wax, known as carnauba wax. Wax has traditionally referred to a substance that is secreted by Bees ( Beeswax) and used by them in constructing their Carnauba is a Wax derived from the leaves of the Carnauba palm ( Copernicia prunifera) a plant native to and grown only in the northeastern Brazilian
References
- ^ Copernicia. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, usually referred to simply as Kew Gardens, are extensive Gardens and botanical glasshouses between Richmond and Retrieved on 2007-11-14. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1533 - Conquistadors from Spain under the leadership of Francisco Pizarro arrive in Cajamarca, Inca
External links
- Sorting Copernicia names
- Germplasm Resources Information Network: Copernicia
- Pictures of genus members
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