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Thrinax parviflora Sw.
Prodr. [O. P. Swartz] 57. 1788 [20 Jun-29 Jul 1788]
Family: ARECACEAE

Thrinax parviflora Photo by: Forest Starr & Kim Starr
Habit at Iao Tropical Gardens of Maui, Maui, Hawaii (USA). May 22, 2012.

Synonyms:

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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Thrinax parviflora Sw.
Prodr. [O. P. Swartz] 57. 1788 [20 Jun-29 Jul 1788]
Synonymy: 4 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Thrinax parviflora subs. puberula Read
Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 19: 76 (1975)

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Common Names include:
ENGLISH: Broom palm, Thatch palm, Mountain thatch palm, Thatch pole (Jamaica), Broom thatch (Jamaica), Palmeto royal, Palmeto thatch, Jamaican Thatch Palm

Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Thrinax parviflora group

  • Thrinax parviflora Sw.: (subsp. parviflora) has leaf segment tips conspicuously twisted and inflorescences shorter than the petioles.
  • Thrinax parviflora subs. puberula Read: has leaf segment tips not twisted and inflorescences equal to or longer than the petioles.

20810 star Forest Starr & Kim Starr
Crown at Iao Tropical Gardens of Maui, Maui, Hawaii (USA). May 22, 2012. Photo by: Forest Starr & Kim Starr
20811 star Forest Starr & Kim Starr
Fruit at Iao Tropical Gardens of Maui, Maui, Hawaii (USA). May 22, 2012. Photo by: Forest Starr & Kim Starr


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