Coccothrinax jamaicensis — The Life Data

Plantae/Tracheophyta/Liliopsida/Arecales/Arecaceae/Coccothrinax

At a glance

Occurrence records15

Data sources4

Biological traits23

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources4 archives

Databases and archives Coccothrinax jamaicensis's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation2 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility15 records↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

On this page3 sections

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NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements3 literature sources23 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF15 records

01Narrative

Coccothrinax jamaicensis, the silver thatch or Jamaican silver thatch, is a fan palm believed to be endemic to Jamaica. A slender palm growing up to 8 m tall, it grows in coastal areas on limestone or sand.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPGIFTTRY

Size & morphology4

Fruit length13 mm

Fruit width13 mm

Leaf length max700 mm

Plant height8 m

Life cycle & reproduction5

Deciduousnessevergreen

Dispersal typeanimal

Life formtree

Life spanperennial

Raunkiær life formphanerophyte

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment7

Climatewet tropical

Climberself-supporting

Epiphyteterrestrial

Fruit colourblack

Growth formtree

Habitat GIFTcanopy

Woodinesswoody

Physiology & chemistry1

Photosynthetic pathwayC3

Other traits5

Dbh max17 cm

Defenseno

Plant support typefree-standing

Shoot length max800 cm

Shoot orientationerect

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type15 records

Wild obs. + sensor5

Museum / vouchered10

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO36 km²

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

Coordinate accuracy80% within 1 km

≤100 m 3≤1 km 1≤10 km 1

5 georeferenced

Open the mapobservation + sensor5

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.

Coordinate accuracy100% within 1 km

≤100 m 1

1 georeferenced · 9 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence10

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

10Collections & institutions

Holding institutions2 of 2 geolocated

Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.

Institution	Specimens
Miami, US	9
Fort Worth, US	1

2 institutions · 10 of 10 vouchered records shown