Editing Coccothrinax torrida

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[[File:Coccothrinax_torrida.jpg|frame|Figure 1. ''C. torrida'']]
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===General:===
This small palm was described in 2006 by Carlo Morici and Ra&ugrave&#08l Verdecia. Its specific epithet refers to the torrid environment in which the palm lives, which is one of the hottest and driest areas of the Caribbean basin. The description has been accepted in Brittonia, the journal of the New York Botanical Garden, and will be published in June 2006 in issue 2/2006.

===Distribution & Habitat:===
''Coccothrinax torrida'' is native to Cuba, where it occurs only
on one isolated karst limestone mountain, located on South-eastern coast
of the Guant&aacute&#08namo province.
The climate is semidesertic, with 9 to 10 dry months.
Records for a close by area report 28&#176; C annual average temperature
and 412 mm of rainfall. It is restricted to the steep limestone cliffs that
are virtually soil-less. The vegetation surrounding the palm is a xeromorphic
open scrub, rich in low spiny shrubs, succulents and lianas. According to
IUCN categories, the new taxon is vulnerable. The habitat shows little sign
of alteration, but population size is small, the species is known from
only one location, and the area of occupancy is very restricted.

===Description:===
''Coccothrinax torrida'' is one of the smallest species in the genus
in terms of trunk and leaf size. The leaves are semi-orbicular,
with a wedge-shaped outline and have an uneven coating of white wax on
the upper surface. The palman (the undivided part of a palmate leaf between
the petiole and segments of the blade, of particular pertinence to leaves of
fan palms) is characteristic in being small, and brightly colored, with
thick yellow ribs on the adaxial side, ending in a thicker sinus with a
brown scar. The palman is also irregular, as the central two segments are
often more deeply divided than the others. The fibre sheaths and
inflorescences are similar to ''C. pauciramosa'', which we consider
the most closely related species. The inflorescences are long, emergent
and little-branched. They change colour as fruits and flowers mature
(yellow-green-white). The flowers are creamy-white and scented at anthesis.
The fruits are small, with smooth, creamy-white epicarps. The seeds are small
and have few grooves.
 

===Culture:===
Little is known on its culture. Seeds germinated in 5-6 months and
produced four leaves in their first year. The habitat suggest warm-subtropical
to tropical conditions, a highly draining substrate and full sun since an
early age. It is probably slow and surely suited to hot, coastal conditions.
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[[File:Coccothrinax_torrida02.jpg|frame|Figure 2. ''C. torrida'']]
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[[File:Coccothrinax_torrida03.jpg|frame|Figure 3. ''C. torrida'']]
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[[File:Coccothrinax_torrida04.jpg|frame|Figure 4. ''C. torrida'']]
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[[File:Coccothrinax_torrida05.jpg|frame|Figure 5. ''C. torrida'' infructescence]]
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[[File:Coccothrinax_torrida06.jpg|frame|Figure 6. ''C. torrida'' inflorescence]]
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[[File:Coccothrinax_torrida10.jpg|frame|Figure 7. ''C. torrida'' inflorescence]]
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[[File:Coccothrinax_torrida07.jpg|frame|Figure 8. ''C. torrida'']]
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[[File:Coccothrinax_torrida08.jpg|frame|Figure 9. ''C. torrida'']]
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[[File:Coccothrinax_torrida09.jpg|frame|Figure 10. ''C. torrida'']]
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===Contributed by: ===
Carlo Morici (Text and Figure 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9&10)<br/>


===External Links:===
[https://powo.science.kew.org/results?q=Coccothrinax%20torrida Kew], 
[https://www.palmweb.org//?q=cdm_dataportal/taxon/b2b8158d-d31d-4ed9-87e7-f46052f4d111 PalmWeb],
[https://www.jstor.org/action/doBasicSearch?Query=Coccothrinax+torrida JSTOR],
[https://www.trebrown.com/plant_info.php?species=Coccothrinax+torrida Trebrown]
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