Palms   Colpothrinax wrightii

Common Names: Cuban Belly palm, Cuban Bottle palm, Barrel Palm Distribution & Habitat: Grows in lowland savannah areas of Pinar del Ro and Isla de Pinos, Cuba. Description: Very unusual fan palm, with odd, bottle shaped trunk. General: Locals make use of the plant's wood, leaves and fruit, but unfortunately, regeneration is poor, so the palm is becoming endangered in its habitat. Culture: Sunny, moist, but well drained position. Tropical in its requirements.

Figure 1. C. wrightii , Cuba. (Click image for larger version.)

Figure 2. Close-up of the trunk, and crown. (Click image for larger version.)

Figure 3. Looking up into the crown.
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Figure 4. Group shot.

Contributed by:	Rolf Kyburz, K-Palms (Figure 1,2&3)
Reproduced from	PALMS & CYCADS No. 44, July-Sept 1994. (Figure 4)

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