Coccothrinax litoralis

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Liliopsida/Arecales/Arecaceae/Coccothrinax

At a glance

Occurrence records58

Data sources6

Biological traits19

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources6 archives

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

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation2 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility58 records↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

CCDBChromosome Counts DB · Tel Aviv U.genome & karyotype↗

PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype

On this page4 sections

Every layer below draws on the sources above — open one to explore it, or use ← → to move between tabs.

NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements3 literature sources19 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF58 records

Genome at a glanceCCDB2n = 36

01Narrative

Coccothrinax litoralis, the Cuban silver palm, is a palm which is endemic to Cuba. Henderson and colleagues (1995) considered C. litoralis to be a synonym of Coccothrinax argentata.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPGIFTTRY

Size & morphology3

Fruit length6.6 mm

Fruit width7.4 mm

Plant height12 m

Life cycle & reproduction3

Life formtree

Life spanperennial

Raunkiær life formphanerophyte

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment7

Climateseasonally dry tropical

Climberself-supporting

Epiphyteterrestrial

Fruit colourblack

Growth formtree

Habitat GIFTcanopy

Woodinesswoody

Other traits5

Dbh max30 cm

Defenseno

Plant support typefree-standing

Shoot length max1 200 cm

Shoot orientationerect

05DNA & barcodingmolecular

A DNA barcode is a short, standardised stretch of genes that works like a fingerprint — enough to tell one species from another. Below is the molecular trace Coccothrinax litoralis has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

06Genome at a glanceCCDB

The complete instruction manual Coccothrinax litoralis carries — its genome. We read it from three angles — how big it is, how the DNA is packed into chromosomes, and how completely it has been sequenced — and explain how to read each value as you go.

Chromosomes & ploidyhow the DNA is packaged

2n is the full chromosome count in a normal body cell; n is a gamete (egg or sperm), which carries half. Ploidy is how many complete chromosome sets each cell holds — 2× (diploid) is typical for animals, while higher levels (polyploidy) are common in plants. Click any value below to see the underlying records and sources.

Chromosomes2n = 36 n = 18

Ploidypolyploid inferred

Chromosome records36–362n range36median36mode2records

Chromosome-count records — grouped by value · 2n = full set, n = gamete · click a value for sources & references

2n 362×CCDB · ipcn-api-dl

CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Röser, M. 1993. Variation and evolution of karyotype characters in palm subfamily Coryphoideae s.l. Bot. Acta 106: 170–182.

CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Röser, M. 1994. Pathways of karyological differentiation in palms. Pl. Syst. Evol. 189: 83–122.

Ploidy records — measured levels and diploid/polyploid inferences · click for sources

polyploid inferred1×PloiDB · family-scale

PloiDB · family-scale — chromEvol; reliability=1.000 ↗

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type58 records

Wild obs. + sensor3

Museum / vouchered55

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO184 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 accuracy100% within 1 km

≤100 m 1≤1 km 1

2 georeferenced · 1 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor3

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 accuracy0% within 1 km

≤10 km 1

1 georeferenced · 54 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence55

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 institutions3 of 3 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
Berlin, DE	1
Montréal, CA	1

3 institutions · 11 of 55 vouchered records shown · 44 without an institution code

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