PACSOA - Copernicia berteroana

Palms

Copernicia berteroana

Common Names:
Yarey
Distribution and Habitat:
Open forest, Hispaniola
Description:
An medium to large, attractive, solitary fan palm with a smooth, slender trunk to about 10m tall, and a dense crown of bright green, costa-palmate leaves, which are very finely divided, with up to 100 segments.
Generl:
The trunks are used by the locals for building, because they provide a very hard and long lasting timber.
Culture:
Sunny, moist, but well drained position. Drought tolerant, but slow grower.

Figure 1. C. berteroana

Figure 2. C. berteroana in habitat, Dominican Republic.

Figure 3. C. berteroana

Contributed by: Ryan Gallivan (Figure 1)
Bo-Gran Lundkvist, Lundkvist Palm Garden (Figure 2)
Allan Bredeson (Figure 3)

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Contributed by:	Ryan Gallivan (Figure 1)
	Bo-Gran Lundkvist, Lundkvist Palm Garden (Figure 2)
	Allan Bredeson (Figure 3)