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==Habitat and Distribution==
 
==Habitat and Distribution==
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''Coccothrinax crinita'' is found in Cuba, It usually grows in seasonally flooded savannahs, occasionally in hilly areas.
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''Coccothrinax crinita'' is found in Cuba, It usually grows in seasonally flooded savannahs, [[image:Ddddd0029.jpg|thumb|left|400px|La Habana Botanical Garden, Cuba. Photo by Jason Schoneman]]occasionally in hilly areas.
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[[image:Ddddd0029.jpg|thumb|left|400px|La Habana Botanical Garden, Cuba. Photo by Jason Schoneman, edric.]]
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==Description==
 
==Description==
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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.
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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==
 
==Culture==
 
Requirements: Full sun, fair to moderate water, well drained position.
 
Requirements: Full sun, fair to moderate water, well drained position.
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==Comments and Curiosities==
 
==Comments and Curiosities==
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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.
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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)
  
 
Uses: The leaves are used for thatch.  
 
Uses: The leaves are used for thatch.  
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image:15350674 728632293968571 5222663824395023057 n.jpg|Coccothrinax crinita subsp crinita, photo Duanny Suárez - Las Pozas, Artemisa, Cuba
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image:773850c9-6cce-4478-94be-db13f7eb7078.jpg|Fairchild Tropical Garden, Florida. Photo by Dr. John Dransfield, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew/Palmweb.
 
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image:Zcrinita1-01z.jpg|Cuba. Photo-PALMS & CYCADS, edric.
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image:Zcrinita1-01z.jpg|Cuba. Photo-PALMS & CYCADS.
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image:Zcrinita2-01z.jpg|Cuba. Photo by Rolf Kyburz, edric.
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image:Zcrinita2-01z.jpg|Cuba. Photo by Rolf Kyburz.
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image:ZcrinitaL-01z.jpg|Photo by Tony Huntington, edric.
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image:ZcrinitaL-01z.jpg|Photo by Tony Huntington.
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image:Coccothrinax_crinita_craftz.jpg|Florida Keys, photo by Paul Craft, edric.
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image:Coccothrinax_crinita_craftz.jpg|Florida Keys, photo by Paul Craft.
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image:Coccospcrinkylewicomb.jpg|Coccothrinax crinita ssp. crinita, Cuba. Photo by Kyle Wicomb, edric.
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image:Coccospcrinkylewicomb.jpg|Coccothrinax crinita ssp. crinita, Cuba. Photo by Kyle Wicomb.
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image:RDG2010-03-27_09-40-54.jpg|Miami FL. Photo by Ryan D. Gallivan, edric.
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image:RDG2010-03-27_09-40-54.jpg|Miami FL. Photo by Ryan D. Gallivan.
 
image:Coccothrinax_crinita04.jpg|Hawaiian Tropical Botanical Garden.
 
image:Coccothrinax_crinita04.jpg|Hawaiian Tropical Botanical Garden.
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image:Ddddd0029.jpg|La Habana Botanical Garden, Cuba. Photo by Jason Schoneman, edric.
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image:Ddddd0029.jpg|La Habana Botanical Garden, Cuba. Photo by Jason Schoneman.
 
File:post-5491-0-59429400-1426782502.jpg|Cutler Bay, South Florida. Photo by Andrew.
 
File:post-5491-0-59429400-1426782502.jpg|Cutler Bay, South Florida. Photo by Andrew.
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File:6128520708_8158cde906_z.jpg|Fairchild Botanical Garden, Coral Gables, FL. Coccothrinax crinita var. brevicrinis. Photo by Kyle Wicomb.
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File:2008-05-04_10-15-20.jpg|Searle Brothers Nursery FL. Jim Glock giving scale. Photo by Ryan D. Gallivan.
  
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File:post-6412-0-00145100-1431582483.jpg|Some of the trees bound (literally!) for Wollongong Botanical Gardens Palm Collection, 90 minute drive south of Sydney. Photo by Benjamin Smith.
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File:post-6412-0-19730100-1431582504.jpg|Some of the trees bound (literally!) for Wollongong Botanical Gardens Palm Collection, 90 minute drive south of Sydney. Photo by Benjamin Smith.
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File:ccrIMG_6265.JPG.6ef57e19c9efe7677a013bfce31e2c75.JPG|Searle Brothers Nursery, FL. Keith comes to visit Searle Brothers Nursery, FL. Ron Keifert giving scale. Photo by Keith.
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File:ccIMG_1676.JPG|Pompano Beach, FL. Photo by John Doughten.
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File:ccIMG_1692.JPG|Pompano Beach, FL. Photo by John Doughten.
  
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File:2008-05-04_09-28-15.jpg|Marco Herrero's Farm, 2008 costa Rica. 2008 IPS Biennial. Photo by Ryan D. Gallivan.
 
image:CocBre.jpg|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
 
image:CocBre.jpg|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
 
image:CocBre2.jpg|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
 
image:CocBre2.jpg|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

Latest revision as of 23:18, 10 October 2017

Old Man Palm

Coccothrinax (koh-koh-TRIH-naks)
crinita (krin-EE-tah)
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Photo by Geoff Stein.
Scientific Classification
Genus: Coccothrinax (koh-koh-TRIH-naks)
Species:
crinita (krin-EE-tah)
Synonyms
None set.
Native Continent
America
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Morphology
Habit: Solitary
Leaf type: Palmate
Culture
Survivability index
Common names
Old Man Palm, Thatch Palm, Guano Barbudo, Guano Petate, Palma Petate.

Habitat and Distribution

Coccothrinax crinita is found in Cuba, It usually grows in seasonally flooded savannahs,
La Habana Botanical Garden, Cuba. Photo by Jason Schoneman
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.

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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)

Uses: The leaves are used for thatch.

There are two recognised subspecies, Coccothrinax crinita subsp. brevicrinis, and C. crinita subsp. crinita.



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  • Coccothrinax crinita subsp crinita, photo Duanny Suárez - Las Pozas, Artemisa, Cuba

  • Coccothrinax crinita subsp crinita, photo Duanny Suárez - Las Pozas, Artemisa, Cuba

  • Coccothrinax crinita subsp crinita, photo Duanny Suárez - Las Pozas, Artemisa, Cuba

  • Coccothrinax crinita subsp brevicrinis, photo Duanny Suárez - Cuba

  • Coccothrinax crinita subsp brevicrinis, photo Duanny Suárez - Cuba

  • Coccothrinax crinita subsp brevicrinis, photo Duanny Suárez - Cuba

  • Coccothrinax crinita subsp brevicrinis, photo Duanny Suárez - Cuba

  • Coccothrinax crinita subsp brevicrinis, photo Duanny Suárez - Cuba

  • Coccothrinax crinita subsp brevicrinis, photo Duanny Suárez - Cuba

  • Coccothrinax crinita subsp brevicrinis, photo Duanny Suárez - Cuba

  • Coccothrinax crinita subsp brevicrinis, photo Duanny Suárez - Cuba

  • 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.

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  • Photo by BGL.

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  • Coccothrinax crinita subsp. brevicrinis.

  • Old Man Palm 45G webz.jpg
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  • Cuba. Photo-PALMS & CYCADS.

  • Cuba. Photo by Rolf Kyburz.

  • Photo by Tony Huntington.

  • Florida Keys, photo by Paul Craft.

  • Coccothrinax crinita ssp. crinita, Cuba. Photo by Kyle Wicomb.

  • Miami FL. Photo by Ryan D. Gallivan.

  • Hawaiian Tropical Botanical Garden.

  • La Habana Botanical Garden, Cuba. Photo by Jason Schoneman.

  • Cutler Bay, South Florida. Photo by Andrew.

  • Fairchild Botanical Garden, Coral Gables, FL. Coccothrinax crinita var. brevicrinis. Photo by Kyle Wicomb.

  • Searle Brothers Nursery FL. Jim Glock giving scale. Photo by Ryan D. Gallivan.

  • Some of the trees bound (literally!) for Wollongong Botanical Gardens Palm Collection, 90 minute drive south of Sydney. Photo by Benjamin Smith.

  • Some of the trees bound (literally!) for Wollongong Botanical Gardens Palm Collection, 90 minute drive south of Sydney. Photo by Benjamin Smith.

  • Searle Brothers Nursery, FL. Keith comes to visit Searle Brothers Nursery, FL. Ron Keifert giving scale. Photo by Keith.

  • Pompano Beach, FL. Photo by John Doughten.

  • Pompano Beach, FL. Photo by John Doughten.

  • Pompano Beach, FL. Photo by John Doughten.

  • Pompano Beach, FL. Photo by John Doughten.

  • Marco Herrero's Farm, 2008 costa Rica. 2008 IPS Biennial. Photo by Ryan D. Gallivan.

  • 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

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.

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