Hemithrinax

Hemithrinax
Hemithrinax ekmaniana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Arecales
Family:	Arecaceae
Subfamily:	Coryphoideae
Tribe:	Cryosophileae
Genus:	Hemithrinax Hook.f.
Type species
Hemithrinax compacta (Griseb. & H. Wendl.) Hook.f.

Hemithrinax is a genus of palms that is endemic to eastern Cuba.[1][2] It comprises three species and one variety[3] and was previously included within the genus Thrinax.[4]

• Hemithrinax compacta (Griseb. & H.Wendl.) M.Gómez - Sierra de Nipe in Holguin Province
• Hemithrinax ekmaniana Burret - Las Villas in Granma Province
• Hemithrinax rivularis León - Sierra de Moa in Holguin Province
  • Hemithrinax rivularis var. savannarum (León) O.Muñiz - Oriente and Sierra de Moa in Holguin Province.

References

1. "Hemithrinax Hook.f. in G.Bentham & J.D.Hooker, Gen. Pl. 3: 930 (1883)". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Archived from the original on 2013-08-02. Retrieved 2007-01-15.
2. Govaerts, R. & Dransfield, J. (2005). World Checklist of Palms: 1-223. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
3. "Search results — The Plant List". www.theplantlist.org. Retrieved 2018-02-24.
4. Lewis, Carl E.; Zona, Scott (2008). "Leucothrinax morrisii, a New Name for a Familiar Caribbean Palm". Palms. 52 (2): 84–88 – via ResearchGate.