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The North American and Caribbean Palms, Arecaceae (Palmae) (Genera T-Z)

by Robert B. Hole, Jr.

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Thrinax
Thrincoma
Thringis
Washingtonia
Welfia
Zombia

Genus Thrinax

Range: Florida and West Indies
References: McCurrach 1960

Thrinax parviflora
Range: Florida Keys, Bahamas, Cuba, Jamaica, Haiti
References: McCurrach 1960, Read 1972

Thrinax floridana
Range: Florida
References: Small 1913, Shetler 1978

Thrinax microcarpa
Range: Southern Florida, Panama, West Indies
References: McCurrach 1960, Small 1913, Shetler 1978

Thrinax keyensis
Range: Florida
References: Small 1913

Thrinax excelsa
Range: Jamaica
References: McCurrach 1960, Read 1972

Thrinax morrisii
Range: Anquilla
References: McCurrach 1960

Thrinax multiflora
Range: Florida, Mexico, Belize, Bahamas, Cuba, Hispaniola
References: Read 1972

Thrinax drudei Becc., Webbia 2: 269. 1907
Range: Cuba.
= Thrinax morrisii H. Wendland

Thrinax rigida Griseb. & H. Wendl., Cat. Pl. Cub. 221. 1866
Range: Cuba

Thrinax floridana Sarg.
Range: United States of America. Florida. Dade Co. Miami

Thrinax keyensis Sarg.
Range: United States of America. Florida.

Thrinax longistyla Becc. in Urb., Symb. Antill. 7: 170. 1912
Range: Dominican Republic

Thrinax drudei Becc., Webbia 2: 269. 1907
Range: Cuba.

Thrinax wendlandiana Becc., Webbia 2: 265. 1907
Range: Cuba.

Thrinax bahamensis O.F. Cook, Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 12:20. 1902.
Range: Bahamas

Thrinax drudei O. Beccari, Webbia 2:269. 1907.
Range: Cuba

Thrinax ekmanii C.E.M. Burret, Kongl. Svenska Vetenskapsakad. Handl. ser.3,6(7):27. 1929.
Range: Haiti

Thrinax garberi A.W. Chapman, Bot. Gaz. 3(2):12. 1878.
Range: USA: Florida

Thrinax microcarpa F.H. Sargent, Gard. & Forest 9:126. 1896.
Range: USA: Florida

Thrinax ponceana O.F. Cook, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 28:536. 1901.
Range: Puerto Rico

Thrinax praeceps O.F. Cook, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 28:536. 1901.
Range: Puerto Rico

Thrinax rex N.L. Britton and W. Harris, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 37:352. 1910.
Range: Jamaica

Thrinax tessellata O. Beccari, Webbia 2:271. 1907.
Range: Jamaica

Thrinax wendlandiana O. Beccari, Webbia 2:265. 1907.
Range: Cuba

Hemithrinax compacta
Range: Cuba
References: McCurrach 1960

Hemithrinax ekmaniana
Range: Cuba
References: McCurrach 1960

Hemithrinax rivularis
Range: Cuba
References: McCurrach 1960

Hemithrinax savannarum
Range: Cuba
References: McCurrach 1960

Thrinax compacta Griseb. & H. Wendl., Cat. Pl. Cub. 221. 1866
Range: Cuba.
syn. Hemithrinax compacta (Griseb. & Wendl.) Hook.

Hemithrinax rivularis Bro. Leon,Mem. Soc. Cub. Hist. Nat. "Felipe Poey" 15:380. 1941.
Range: Cuba

Hemithrinax savannarum Bro. Leon, Mem. Soc. Cub. Hist. Nat. "Felipe Poey" 15:381. 1941.
Range: Cuba

Genus Thrincoma

Thrincoma alta O.F. Cook, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 28:540. 1901.
Range: Puerto Rico

Genus Thringis

Thringis latifrons O.F. Cook, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 28:545. 1901.
Range: Puerto Rico

Thringis laxa O.F. Cook, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 28:545. 1901.
Range: Puerto Rico

Washingtonia filifera
Range: So. Calif, western Arizona, northwestern Mexico, Baja California
Notes: Brahea filamentosa = trade name for Washingtonia filifera
References: McCurrach 1960, Bailey 1924, Shetler 1978, Kearney and Peebles et al. 1951, Shetler 1978 (W. robusta), Bailey 1924 (W. sonorae), Bailey 1924 (W. gracilis)

syn. Washingtonia gracilis Parish
Washingtonia leibergi Coulter & Rose
Washingtonia sonorae S. Watson

Genus Welfia

Welfia georgii
Range: Panama, Cost Rica
References: McCurrach 1960

Genus Zombia

Zombia antillarum
Range: Haiti
References: McCurrach 1960

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