Leucothrinax morrisii
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Synonymy:[edit]
T. ekmanii,
T. microcarpa,
Simpsonia microcarpa
Common Names:[edit]
Key Thatch palm,
Brittle Thatch palm,
Buffalo Top palm,
Buffalo Thatch palm,
Pimetta
Habitat:[edit]
Open woodlands and coastal forests in the Florida Keys and much of the Caribbean.
Description:[edit]
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:[edit]
Sunny, well drained, calcareous soil, in the tropics and sub-tropics. Salt tolerant, but slow growing.
Contributed by:[edit]
University of Florida-IFAS (Figure 1)
External Links:[edit]
Kew, PalmWeb, eMonocot, JSTOR, Trebrown
Google, GoogleImages, Flickr, PalmTalk