Coccothrinax proctorii, the Cayman thatch palm or Proctor's silver palm,[2] is a palm which is endemic to the Cayman Islands.[3]
| Coccothrinax proctorii | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Arecales |
| Family: | Arecaceae |
| Genus: | Coccothrinax |
| Species: | C. proctorii
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| Binomial name | |
| Coccothrinax proctorii Read, 1980
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Henderson and colleagues (1995) considered C. proctorii to be a synonym of Coccothrinax argentata.[4]
Description edit
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. The trunk type is solitary.
Horticulture edit
It prefers a sunny, moist, but well-drained position. It is salt tolerant, and prefers an alkaline soil with 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. While slow growing, it can be grown on just coral limerock. Indoors it also makes a neat bonsai, that can even be cultivated just on a piece of coral limerock, practically without soil.[5]
Conservation edit
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.[2]
References edit
- ^ Burton, F.J.; Bárrios, S. (2014). "Coccothrinax proctorii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T56495716A56503961. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T56495716A56503961.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Coccothrinax images". Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden Guide to Palms. Archived from the original on 2010-11-29. Retrieved 2007-11-13.
- ^ "Coccothrinax proctorii". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Retrieved 2019-02-25.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Coccothrinax proctorii - Palmpedia - Palm Grower's Guide".
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