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Contents
Habitat and Distribution
Coccothrinax crinita is found in Cuba, It usually grows in seasonally flooded savannahs, occasionally in hilly areas.
Description
Solitary, Slow growing, 2 to 10 metres high, (7 to 33 ft.) its trunk completely covered with long hair like fibers., stems 8 to 20 centimetres in diameter, (3 to 8 inches). It appears bigger because of the the thick hair covering. Leaf detail: Palmately compound, 15 to 25 almost circular leaves, green above, dull gray below. 38 segments, with split tips, up to 5 feet in diameter (1.5 m). unarmed, 3 feet long (90 cm). Flower: dioecious, (male and female flowers on separate plants), yellow flowers. Flower stalk coming from among the leaves, 5 feet long. Fruit: The fruit is purple or black, 0.7-2 cm in diameter.[.28 to .80 inches long). Round, and wrinkled. Editing by edric.
Culture
Requirements: Full sun, fair to moderate water, well drained position.
Comments and Curiosities
The well-known "Old Man Palm" has a slim trunk that is thickly covered with long, dense and woolly, pale brown fibers, giving the palm a most bizarre appearance. Once past the slow seedling stage, it grows faster than might be imagined. It thrives in most warm temperate and tropical areas and will even take a short, light frost without damage. It prefers a sunny situation and needs well drained soil. Makes a fascinating potted plant as well. (RPS.com), edric.
Uses: The leaves are used for thatch.
There are two recognised subspecies, Coccothrinax crinita subsp. brevicrinis, and C. crinita subsp. crinita.
- IMAGE GALLERY
Fairchild Tropical Garden, Florida. Photo by Dr. John Dransfield, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew/Palmweb.
Florida.
HBG - Big Island, Hawaii.
Lyon's Arboretum.
HBG - Big Island, Hawaii.
Trunk Detail.
Very old specimen, Miami.
Photo by Geoff Stein.
Photo by Geoff Stein.
Thailand.
Photo by BGL, edric.
Coccothrinax crinita subsp. brevicrinis.
Cuba. Photo-PALMS & CYCADS, edric.
Cuba. Photo by Rolf Kyburz, edric.
Photo by Tony Huntington, edric.
Florida Keys, photo by Paul Craft, edric.
Coccothrinax crinita ssp. crinita, Cuba. Photo by Kyle Wicomb, edric.
Miami FL. Photo by Ryan D. Gallivan, edric.
Hawaiian Tropical Botanical Garden.
La Habana Botanical Garden, Cuba. Photo by Jason Schoneman, edric.
Cutler Bay, South Florida. Photo by Andrew.
Fairchild Botanical Garden, Coral Gables, FL. Coccothrinax crinita var. brevicrinis. Photo by Kyle Wicomb.
Coccothrinax crinita subsp. brevicrinis. Short Hair Old Man Palm from central Cuba, that has shorter and less dense leaf sheath fibers covering the trunk. In habitat. Photo-Rare Palm Seeds.com
Coccothrinax crinita subsp. brevicrinis. Short Hair Old Man Palm from central Cuba, that has shorter and less dense leaf sheath fibers covering the trunk. In habitat. Photo-Rare Palm Seeds.com
Coccothrinax crinita subsp. brevicrinis. Short Hair Old Man Palm from central Cuba, that has shorter and less dense leaf sheath fibers covering the trunk. In habitat. Photo-Rare Palm Seeds.com
External Links
- Glossary of Palm Terms
- MODERN BOTANICAL LATIN
- "Just To Be Clear"
- http://itp.lucidcentral.org/id/palms/palm-id/Coccothrinax_crinita.htm
- http://www.palms.org/palmsjournal/2005/vol49n2p57-71.pdf
- http://www.plantapalm.com/vpe/virtualtours/cuba/vpe_palmsofcuba1.htm
- http://perfildaplanta.blogspot.com/2010/07/roystoneas-confusoes-imperiais-parte-ii.html
References
Phonetic spelling of Latin names by edric.
Special thanks to Geoff Stein, (Palmbob) for his hundreds of photos.
Special thanks to Palmweb.org, Dr. John Dransfield, Dr. Bill Baker & team, for their volumes of information and photos.
Glossary of Palm Terms; Based on the glossary in Dransfield, J., N.W. Uhl, C.B. Asmussen-Lange, W.J. Baker, M.M. Harley & C.E. Lewis. 2008. Genera Palmarum - Evolution and Classification of the Palms. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. All images copyright of the artists and photographers (see images for credits).
Many Special Thanks to Ed Vaile for his long hours of tireless editing and numerous contributions.
