Palms   Thrinax morrisii

Synonymy: T. ekmanii , T. microcarpa , Simpsonia microcarpa Common Names: Key Thatch palm, Brittle Thatch palm, Buffalo Top palm, Buffalo Thatch palm, Pimetta Habitat: Open woodlands and coastal forests in the Florida Keys and much of the Caribbean. Description: Medium sized, solitary fan palm to 10m tall, with a slender, smooth trunk and a dense crown of circular, fan-shaped leaves with silvery-white undersides. Culture: Sunny, well drained, calcareous soil, in the tropics and sub-tropics. Salt tolerant, but slow growing.

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University of Florida-IFAS (Figure 1)

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