Coccothrinax argentata

Coccothrinax argentata
Coccothrinax argentata, Bahia Honda Key, Monroe County, Florida

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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Coccothrinax
Species:
C. argentata
Binomial name
Coccothrinax argentata

Coccothrinax argentata, commonly called the Florida silver palm,[4] is a species of palm tree. It is native to south Florida, southeast Mexico, Colombia and to the West Indies, where it is found in the Bahamas, the southwest Caribbean and the Turks and Caicos Islands. Its natural habitat is rocky, calcareous soil in coastal scrubland and hammock communities.

Description

It is a small (2–6 m tall), slow-growing fan palm with leaves that are dark blue-green above and silver-coloured below.[5] Measurements in Fairchild Tropical Garden showed an average growth rate of 12 centimetres (4.7 in) per year.[6] Flowers are white and small on light orange branches. The fruits are globose and half an inch in diameter. They are initially green and turn purple or black when ripe.

Silver palms in their natural habitat often grow among saw palmetto (Serenoa repens) and cabbage palmetto (Sabal palmetto) which have similar fronds. Silver Palms can be distinguished by its smooth vertical trunk, and its small, crescent-shaped hastula.[7]

Coccothrinax argentata can be successfully grown in lawns and gardens

Taxonomy

Coccothrinax argentata was first described in 1803 by Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin as Palma argentata. It was transferred to the genus Coccothrinax by Liberty Hyde Bailey in 1939.[3]

Distribution and habitat

Coccothrinax argentata is native to Florida in the southeastern United States, southeast Mexico, Colombia, and parts of the Caribbean, where it is found in the Bahamas, Cuba, Jamaica, the Cayman Islands, Hispaniola (in the Dominican Republic), the southwest Caribbean, including the Colombian Caribbean islands,[8] the Honduran Bay Islands and the Turks and Caicos Islands.[3][9] Its natural habitat is rocky, calcareous soil, including coastal scrubland and hammock communities.[7]

Populations on the Atlantic Coastal Ridge in Southern Florida are now recognized as Coccothrinax argentata garberi. This subspecies can be distinguished from Coccothrinax argentata argentata by shorter petioles and reduced stature.[10][11]

Bahia Honda State Park in the Florida Keys has one of the largest stands of silver palms in the United States.[12] They can be found on a nature walk just off of Sandspur Beach.

Ecology

The endangered Key deer (Odocoileus virginianus clavium) are known to feed on the fruits of the silver palm.[13]

References

  1. ^ Carrero, C. (2021). "Coccothrinax argentata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T67534749A67534752. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T67534749A67534752.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
  3. ^ a b c "Coccothrinax argentata". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2019-02-25.
  4. ^ NRCS. "Coccothrinax argentata". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  5. ^ Gilman, Edward F.; Dennis G. Watson (November 1993). "Coccothrinax argentata Silverpalm" (PDF). USDA Forest Service Fact Sheet ST-176. Retrieved 2010-10-08.
  6. ^ Zona, Scott; Maidman, Katherine (September 2001). "Growth rates of palms in Fairchild Tropical Garden". Palms. 45 (3): 151–154.
  7. ^ a b Flora of North America
  8. ^ Henderson, Andrew; Galeano, Gloria; Bernal, Rodrigo (1995). Field Guide to the Palms of the Americas. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press. ISBN 0-691-08537-4.
  9. ^ Wunderlin, Richard P.; Bruce F. Hansen (2003). Guide to the Vascular Plants of Florida (Second ed.). Gainesville: University Press of Florida. ISBN 0-8130-2632-6.
  10. ^ Atlas of Florida Plants
  11. ^ Zona, Scott; Hass, Michael (April 2018). "Mainland and Island Populations of Coccothrinax argentata (Arecaceae): Revisiting a Common Garden Experiment in its 18th Year". Systematic Botany. 43 (1): 153–161. doi:10.1600/036364418X696969. S2CID 89888050.
  12. ^ Bahia Honda State Park, brochure[permanent dead link‍]
  13. ^ "What do Key Deer Eat:". Save Our Key Deer. 2017-08-28. Retrieved 2023-08-05.

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