Copernicia fallaensis is a fan palm (family Palmae or Arecaceae) which is endemic to the region around Falla, Cuba.[1] It is among the ten largest palm species, being up to thirty inches (75 cm )[2] or even 36 inches (0.9 meter)[3] DBH (diameter at breast height) and up to 65 feet (twenty meters) in height.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Arecales |
| Family: | Arecaceae |
| Tribe: | Trachycarpeae |
| Genus: | Copernicia |
| Species: | C. fallaensis
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| Copernicia fallaensis | |
References
edit- ^ "Copernicia fallaensis". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Archived from the original on 2013-08-02. Retrieved 2006-12-08.
- ^ Craft, Paul (Fall 2015 – Spring 2016). "The Copernicias of Cuba". The Palm Journal (210): 7.
- ^ Larry R. Niblick, Copernicia at the Montgomery Botanical Center. ibid page 25
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