PACSOA - Coccothrinax barbadensis

Palms

Coccothrinax barbadensis

Synonymy:
C. alta
Common Names:
Tyre Palm,
Silver Thatch Palm,
Puerto Rican Thatch Palm
Conservation Status:
Not threatened.
Distribution & Habitat:
Grows in calcareous soils on low hills and slopes in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.
Description:
A medium sized solitary fan palm with a thin trunk to 8m tall, and an open crown. The leaves have slightly drooping tips, and a silvery underside.
Culture:
Sunny, moist, but well drained position. An easy and relatively fast growing (for a Coccothrinax) plant, which despite coming from calcerous soils, doesn't seem too particular about soil type.

Figure 2. C. barbadensis in habitat, St. John, US Virgin Islands.
Figure 1. C. barbadensis

Contributed by: Tom Turner (Figure 1) (from Palms & Cycads No. 47, Apr-June 1995)
Brandt Maxwell, Brandt's Palm and Tree Page (Figure 2)

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Contributed by:	Tom Turner (Figure 1) (from Palms & Cycads No. 47, Apr-June 1995)
	Brandt Maxwell, Brandt's Palm and Tree Page (Figure 2)