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Gaussia is a genus of solitary, pinnate palms found in the Caribbean, northern Central America and southern Mexico. There are five species in the genus - three are endemic to the Greater Antilles, while G. gomez-pompae and G. maya are found in the Caribbean coastal region of Mexico, Belize and Guatemala.
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Coccothrinax is the most diverse genus of Caribbean palms. [9] Although Andrew Henderson and colleagues only recognised fourteen species in their 1995 Field Guide to the Palms of the Americas, [6] the current World Checklist of Arecaceae recognises 52 or 53 species. [10] Coccothrinax is placed in the tribe Cryosophileae. [11]
The list is useful to someone interested in the either palms or Caribbean biogeography. The list is comprehensive. While the list focuses on the insular Caribbean, mention is made of species that are present in the wider Caribbean phytogeographic region, but are not actually reported for the islands.
Roystonea regia var. hondurensis P.H.Allen. Roystonea regia, commonly known as the royal palm, Cuban royal palm, or Florida royal palm, [4] is a species of palm native to Mexico, the Caribbean, Florida, and parts of Central America. A large and attractive palm, it has been planted throughout the tropics and subtropics as an ornamental tree.
Arecaceae subtribes (35 P) Arecoideae (9 C, 25 P) Palms of Australia (29 P)
Roystonea borinquena is a large palm which usually reaches a height of 12 to 18 metres (40 to 60 ft), but individuals 26.4 m (87 ft) have been recorded. [3] Stems are smooth and grey-brown to cinnamon-brown, [4] and range from 25–70 centimetres (10–28 in) in diameter. Leaves are 2.4–3.7 m (7.9–12.1 ft) long, with short petioles and leaf ...
Thrinax floridiana. Thrinax martii. Thrinax wendlandiana. Thrinax radiata, [3] also known as the Florida thatch palm, [4] is a medium to slow growing palm in the family Arecaceae. It is native to many Caribbean islands, Mexico, Central America, and far southern Florida. Its natural habitat is sandy, calcareous soil in coastal areas.