Gaussia attenuata (Cook) Beccari
Synonymy: Aeria attenuata | Distribution: Puerto Rico |
Common names: Llume palm | Conservation status: Endangered |
Adult
Juvenile
Seedling
This is an endangered species from Puerto Rico and is quite rare in cultivation. Its most distinguishing features are an abruptly attenuated trunk (just below the crownshaft) and a sparse crown. It is distantly related to the spindle and bottle palms.
Top photo courtesy and copyright © 1998, Geoff Stein; taken at Nong
Nooch Tropical Garden, Thailand. Middle and bottom photos copyright © 1998, Jody Haynes;
middle photo taken at Fairchild Tropical
Garden, Miami, FL.
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