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The North American and Caribbean Palms, Arecaceae (Palmae)

(Genera Coc-Cop)

by Robert B. Hole, Jr.

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Cocops
Cocos
Colpothrinax
Copernicia

Genus Cocos L.

Cocos nucifera L.
Common names: Coconut, Coconut Palm
Range: Naturalized, originally probably from Melanesia, though Standley suggested origination in Central America
References: Shetler 1978, Standley 1968 Small 1913, McCurrach 1960

Genus Colpothrinax

Griseb. & H. Wendl. ex Siebert & Voss
2 spp.

Colpothrinax wrightii Griseb. & H. Wendl. ex Siebert & Voss
Common names: Bottle Palm, Barrel Palm, Cuban Belly Palm
Range: Cuba, Isle of Pines
References: McCurrach 1960, Bailey and Bailey 1976

Colpothrinax cookii R.W. Read, Principes 13:13. 1969.
Range: Guatemala

Genus Copernicia Mart.

29 spp.
References: Bailey and Bailey 1976

Copernicia fallaense
Range: Cuba
References: McCurrach 1960

Copernicia baileyana León
Range: Cuba
References: McCurrach 1960, Bailey and Bailey 1976

Copernicia burretiana
Range: Cuba
References: McCurrach 1960

Copernicia cowellii
Range: Cuba
References: McCurrach 1960

Copernicia curbeloi
Range: Cuba
References: McCurrach 1960

Copernicia gigas
Range: Cuba
References: McCurrach 1960

Copernicia glabrescens H. Wendl. ex Becc.
Range: western Cuba
References: McCurrach 1960, Bailey and Bailey 1976

Copernicia holguinensis
Range: Cuba
References: McCurrach 1960

Copernicia hospita Mart.
Range: central Cuba
References: McCurrach 1960

Copernicia pauciflora
Range: Cuba
References: McCurrach 1960

Copernicia macroglossa H. Wendl. ex Becc.
syn: Copernicia torreana León
Common name: Petticoat Palm
Range: central Cuba
References: McCurrach 1960, Bailey and Bailey 1976

Copernicia berteroana Becc.
Range: Hispaniola
Copernicia occidentalis León
Range: western Cuba

Copernicia rigida
Range: Cuba
References: McCurrach 1960

Copernicia yarey Burret
Range: Cuba
References: McCurrach 1960, Bailey and Bailey 1976

Copernicia clarensis Leon
Range: Cuba
syn Copernicia curtisii Becc.

Copernicia excelsa Leon
Range: Cuba
syn. Copernicia gigas Ekman

Copernicia holguinensis Leon
Range: Cuba
syn. Copernicia yarey Burret

Copernicia torreana Leon
Range: Cuba
syn. Copernicia macroglossa Wendl. ex Becc.

Copernicia baileyana Leon
Range: Cuba

Copernicia brittonorum Leon
Range: Cuba

Copernicia clarkii Leon
Range: Cuba. Savannas, near Dumanuecos, Manati, Oriente
Copernicia cowellii Britton & P. Wilson, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 41: 17. 1914
Range: Cuba

Copernicia curtissii Becc.
Range: Cuba

Copernicia fallaense Leon
Range: Cuba

Copernicia glabrescens Becc., Webbia 2: 170. 1907
Range: Cuba.

Copernicia leoniana Dahlgren & Glassman
Range: Cuba.

Copernicia macroglossa Becc., Webbia 2: 170. 1907
Range: Cuba.

Copernicia molinetii Leon
Range: Cuba

Copernicia riogii Leon
Range: Cuba

Copernicia sueroana Leon
Range: Cuba

Copernicia x vespertilionum Leon
Range: Cuba

Copernicia wrightii Griseb. & H. Wendl.
Range: Cuba.

Copernicia baileyana var. laciniosa Bro. Leon, Mem. Soc. Cub. Hist. Nat. "Felipepoey" 10:224. 1936.
Range: Cuba

Copernicia baileyana Bro. Leon, Revista Soc. Geogr. Cuba 4:52. 1931.
Range: Cuba

Copernicia brittonorum var. acuta Bro. Leon, Mem. Soc. Cub. Hist. Nat. "Felipe Poey" 10:222. 1936.
Range: Cuba

Copernicia brittonorum var. sabaloense Bro. Leon, Mem. Soc. Cub. Hist. Nat. "Felipe Poey" 10:223. 1936.
Range: Cuba

Copernicia burretiana Bro. Leon, Mem. Soc. Cub. Hist. Nat. "Felipe Poey" 10:208. 1936.
Range: Cuba

Copernicia clarenis Bro. Leon, Revista Soc. Geogr. Cuba ser.4, 2:45. 1931.
Range: Cuba

Copernicia cowellii N.L. Britton and P. Wilson, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 41:17. 1914.
Range: Cuba

Copernicia curtissii O. Beccari, Webbia 2:176. 1907.
Range: Cuba

Copernicia curtissii O. Beccari, Webbia 2:176. 1907.
Range: Cuba:

Copernicia ekmanii C.E.M. Burret, Kongl. Svenska Vetenskapsakad. Handl. ser. 3, 6(7):5. 1929.
Range: Haiti

Copernicia escarzana Bro. Leon, Revista Soc. Geogr. Cuba 4:42. 1931.
Range: Cuba

Copernicia excelsa Bro. Leon, Revista Soc. Geogr. Cuba 4:56. 1931.
Range: Cuba

Copernicia fallaense Bro. Leon, Revista Soc. Geogr. Cuba 4:51. 1931.
Range: Cuba

Copernicia glabrescens H. Wendland ex O. Beccari, Webbia 2:170. 1908.
Range: Cuba

Copernicia glabrescens var. havanensis Bro. Leon , Mem. Soc. Cub. Hist. Nat. "Felipe Poey" 10:217. 1936.
Range: Cuba

Copernicia holguinensis Bro. Leon, Revista Soc. Geogr. Cuba 4:48. 1931.
Range: Cuba

Copernicia humicola Bro. Leon, Mem. Soc. Cub. Hist. Nat. "felipe Poey" 10:221. 1936.
Range: Cuba

Copernicia longiglossa Bro. Leon, Mem. Soc. Cub. Hist. Nat. "Felipe Poey" 10:210. 1936.
Range: Cuba

Copernicia molineti var. cuneata Bro. Leon, Mem. Soc. Cub. Hist. Nat. "Felipe Poey" 10:216. 1936.
Range: Cuba

Copernicia molineti Bro. Leon, Revista Soc. Geogr. Cuba 4:55. 1931.
Range: Cuba

Copernicia occidentalis Bro. Leon, Mem. Soc. Cub. Hist. Nat. "Felipe Poey" 10:218. 1936.
Range: Cuba

Copernicia rigida N.L. Britton and P. Wilson, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 41:17. 1914.
Range: Cuba

Copernicia roigii Bro. Leon, Revista Soc. Geogr. Cuba 4:47. 1931.
Range: Cuba

Copernicia sueroana var. semiorbicularis Bro. Leon, Mem. Soc. Cub. Hist. Nat. "Felipe Poey" 10:216. 1936.
Range: Cuba

Copernicia torreana Bro. Leon, Revista Soc. Geogr. Cuba 4:10. 1931.
Range: Cuba

Copernicia vespertilionum Bro. Leon, Revista Soc. Geogr. Cuba 4:57. 1931.
Range: Cuba

Copernicia yarey var. robusta Bro. Leon, Mem. Soc. Cub. Hist. Nat. "Felipe Poey" 10:221. 1936.
Range: Cuba

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