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The North American and Caribbean Palms, Arecaceae (Palmae)

(Genera A-B)

by Robert B. Hole, Jr.

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Acoelorraphe
Acrocomia
Cryosophila
Aiphanes
Asterogyne
Astrocaryum
Attalea
Bactris
Brahea

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Genus Acoelorraphe

Acoelorraphe H. A. Wendland, Botanishche Zeitung 37:148. 1879. Type: A. wrightii (Grisebach & H. A. Wendland) H. A. Wendland ex beccari (Copernica wrightii Grisebach & H. A. Wendland) ('Acoelorhaphe,' 'Acoelorrhape').
Synonomy
Paurotis O. F. Cook in Northrop, Memoirs of the Torrey Botanical Club 12:21. 1902. Type: P. androsana O. F. Cook.Acanthosabal Proschowsky, Gardeners' Chronicle, series 3:77:91. 1925. Type A. caespitosa Proschowsky.

Acoelorrhaphe wrightii (Griseb. & H. Wendl.) H. Wendl. ex Becc.
Syn: Acoelorrhaphe arborescens (Sarg.) Becc.Paurotis wrightii (Griseb. & H. Wendl.) Britt.
References: Shetler 1978, Bailey and Bailey 1976

Acoelorraphe (Paurotis) wrightii
Range: southern Florida, Cuba, Belize
References: McCurrach 1960
Synonomy
Paurotis wrightii (Griseb.) Butters
Brahea psilocalyx Burret, Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 11: 1037. 1934
Range: Belize
syn. Paurotis wrightii (Griseb.) Butters
Acoelorraphe wrightii (Griseb.) var. novo-geronensis Becc., Webbia 2: 113. 1907
Range: Cuba
syn. Paurotis wrightii (Griseb.) Butters
Brahea psilocalyx Burret, Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 11: 1037. 1934
Range: Belize
syn. Paurotis wrightii (Griseb. & Wendl.) Britton

Acoelorraphe aurotis androsana O.F. Cook, Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 12:22. 1902.
Range: Bahamas
Synonomy
Paurotis androsana O. F. Cook, Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 12:22. 1902.

Acoelorraphe cookii H.H. Bartlett, Publ. Carnegie Inst. Wash. 461 (2):32. 1935.

Acoelorraphe pinetorum H.H. Bartlett, Publ. Carnegie Inst. Wash. 461 (2):33. 1935.

Acoelorraphe wrightii var. novo-geronensis O. BeccariWebbia 2:113. 1907.

Genus Acrocomia

Acrocomia armentalis (Morales) Bailey
Synonomy
Gastrococos armentalis MoralesAnales Acad. Ci. Med. Habana 1865

Acrocomia pilosa Bro. Leon, Mem. Soc. Cub. Hist. Nat. "felipe Poey" 14:52. 1940.

Acrocomia subinermis Bro. Leon ex L.H. Bailey, Gentes Herb. 4(12):474. 1941.

Acrocomia spinsoa (Mill.) H. E. Moore
syn: Acrocomia fusiformis (Swartz) Sweet
Range: Jamaica
Notes: cultivated under the name Acrocomia hospes (Bailey and Bailey 1976).
References: Read 1972, Bailey and Bailey 1976

Acrocomia mexicana Karw. ex Mart.
syn: Acrocomia belizensis L. H. Bailey
Range: Mexico to Belize and Honduras
References: Bailey and Bailey 1976

Acrocomia aculeata (Jacq.) Lodd. ex Mart.
Synonomy
Acrocomia sclerocarpa Mart
Acrocomia aculeata Lodd.
Acrocomia pilosa Leon, Mem. Soc. Cub. Hist. Nat. "Felipe Poey" 14: 52. 1940
Common names: Gru-Gru, Corojo
Range: Dominica, Martinique, Brazil to West Indies
References: Standley 1968, Bailey 1909

Family Phytelephantoideae Drude in Engler & Prantl, Natülichen Pflanzenfamilien 2, 3:28, 86. 1887 ('Phytelephantinae'). Type: Phytelephas.

Subfamily Coryphoideae Griffith, Calcutta Journal of Natural History 5:311. 1844('Coryphinae').

Tribe Corypheae Martius in Endlicher, Genera Plantarum 252. 1837 ('Coryphinae').

Subtribe Thrinacinae Beccari, Webbia 2:9. 1907 ('Thrinaceae'). Type: Thrinax

Genus Cryosophila

Crysophila Blume, Rumphia 2:53. 1838 ("1836"). Type: C. nana (Kunth) Blume ex Salomon (Corypha nana Kunth)
Range:western Mexico to northern Colombia[Allen 1953, Moore 1972]
Synonomy
Acanthorrhiza H. A. Wendland, Gartenflora 18:241. 1869. Type: A. aculeata (Liebmann ex Martius) H. A. Wendland (Trithrinax aculeata Liebmann ex Martius) (= Cryosophila nana (Kunth) Blume ex Salomon).

Cryosophila nana (HBK) Blume ex Salomen
Synonomy
Acanthorrhiza aculeata (Liebm.) H. Wendl.
References: McCurrach 1960, Bailey and Bailey 1976

Cryosophila warscewiczii (H. Wendl.) Bartlett
syn: Acanthorhiza warscewiczii H. Wendl.
Range: Panama, Darien, Costa Rica, southern Mexico and Canal Zone
References: Standley 1968, McCurrach 1960

Cryosophila argentea Bartlett
Range: Belize, Guatemala
References: Bailey and Bailey 1976

Cryosophila bifurcata Lundell, Wrightia 1: 53. 1945.

Genus Aiphanes

Curima calophylla O.F. Cook, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 28:561. 1901.
Range: Puerto Rico

Genus Armentalis

Armentalis crispa
Range: Cuba
References: McCurrach 1960
Armentalis mexicana
Range: southern Mexico
References: McCurrach 1960
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Genus Asterogyne H. Wendl.

References: Bailey and Bailey 1976

Asterogyne cuneata
Range: Panama
References: Standley 1968

Asterogyne martiana
syn:
Range:
Refrences: Bailey and Bailey 1976

Genus Astrocaryum G. F. Mey

Astrocaryum mexicanum Liebm.
Range: Mexico to Honduras
References: McCurrach 1960, Bailey and Bailey 1976

Astrocaryum polystachyom
Range: Costa Rica, Atlantic slope Panama
References: Standley 1968, p. 95

Astrocaryum standleyanum L. H. Bailey
Range: Central America
References: Bailey and Bailey 1976

Astrocaryum argenteum Hort
References: Bailey 1909

Astrocaryum mexicanum Liebm.
Range: Mexico
References: Bailey 1909

Astrocaryum granatense Hort. trade name of unknown identity
References: Bailey 1909

Astrocaryum alatum H.F. Loomis, J. Wash. Acad. Sci. 29:142. 1939.
Range: Costa Rica

Genus Attalea

Attalea cohune Mart.
Range: Honduras
References: McCurrach 1960, Bailey 1909

Attalea gomphococea

Range: Panama
References: Standley 1968

Genus Bactris Jacq. ex Scop.

syn: Guilielma Mart.
about 100 spp.

Bactris guineensis (L.) H. E. Moore
syn: Bactris horrida Ørst
Bactris minor Jacq.
Common names: Tobago Cane, Prickley-pole
Range: South and Central America
References: Standley 1968, Bailey 1909, Bailey and Bailey 1976
Bactris jamaicana
Range: Jamaica
References: Read 1972

Bactris major Jacq.
syn: Bactris balanoidea (Ørst) H. Wendl.
Common names: Prickly Palm
Range: Central and northern South America
References: Bailey and Bailey 1976

Bactris mexicana Mart.
Range: Mexico
References: Bailey and Bailey 1976

Bactris trichophylla Burret.
Range: Guatemala, Belize
References: Bailey and Bailey 1976

Bactris divisiculpa L. H. Bailey, Gentes Herb. 6: 230. 1943
Range: Panama

Bactris hondurensis Standl., Trop. Woods No. 21: 25. 1930
Range: Honduras

Bactris cubensis C.E.M. Burret, Kongl. Svenska Vetensk. Acad. Handl. ser.3. 6(7):25. 1929.
Range: Cuba

Bactris hondurensis P.C. Standley, Publ. Field Columbian Mus., Bot. Ser. 8:4. 1930.
Range: Honduras

Bactris militaris H.E. Moore, Gentes Herb. 8:229. 1951.
Range: Costa Rica

Bactris standleyana C.E.M. Burret, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 34:199. 1934.
Range: Costa Rica

Guilielma gasipaes
Range: Central and South America
References: McCurrach 1960

Guilielma utilis
Range: Panama, Costa Rica

Pyrenoglyphis major
Range: Panama
References: Standley 1968

Genus Brahea Mart.

Brahea dulcis (HBK) Mart.
syn: Brahea calcarea Liebm.
Common name: Palma Dulce
Range: West and central Mexico to Guatemala
References: McCurrach 1960, Bailey and Bailey 1976

Brahea edulis H. Wendl. ex S. Wats.
syn: Erythea edulis (H. Wendl. ex S. Wats.) S. Wats.
Common name: Guadalupe Palm
Range: Guadelupe Island, Baja California, Mexico
References: McCurrach 1960, Bailey and Bailey 1976

Brahea armata S. Wats.
syn: Erythea armata (S. Wats.) S. Wats.
Erythea roezlii Becc. (Bailey and Bailey 1976 states that this name has no botanical standing.)
Common names: Blue Hesper Palm, Gray Goddess, Blue Fan Palm, Mexican Blue Palm
Range: Baja Peninsula
References: McCurrach 1960, Bailey and Bailey 1976

Brahea brandegeei (C. Purpus) H. E. Moore
syn: Erythea brandegeei
Common name: San Jose Hesper Palm
Range: San José, southern tip of Baja Peninsula
References: McCurrach 1960, Bailey and Bailey 1976

Brahea brandegeei var. spirales
syn: Erythea brandegeei var. spirales
Range: San José, Baja California, Mexico
References: McCurrach 1960
Brahea elegans (Franceschi ex Becc.) H. E. Moore
syn: Erythea elegansCommon name: Franceschi Palm
Range: Sonora, Mexico, described from cutivation
References: McCurrach 1960, Bailey and Bailey 1976

Brahea berlandieri Bartlett, Publ. Carnegie Inst. Wash. 461, pt. 2: 31. 1935
Range: Mexico

Brahea conzattii H.H. Bartlett, Publ. Carnegie Inst. Wash. 461(2):30. 1935.
Range: Mexico: Oaxaca
Brahea pimo O. Beccari, Webbia 2:103. 1907.
Range: Mexico: Guerrero / Michoacan

Erythea aculeataRange:
References: McCurrach 1960

Brahea edulis H. Wendl. ex S. Watson
Range: Mexico.
syn. Erythea edulis (H. Wendl. ex S. Watson) S. Watson (det. H.Moore, 1951)

Brahea pimo Becc.
Range: Mexico.
Michoacan and Guerrero
syn. Erythea pimo (Becc.) H. E. Moore (det. H. E. Moore, 1951)

Brahea pimo Becc.
Range: Mexico. Michoacan and Guerrero
syn. Erythea pimo (Becc.) H. E. Moore (det. H. E. Moore, 1951)

Brahea edulis H. Wendl. ex S. Watson
Range: Mexico.
syn. Erythea edulis (H. Wendl. ex S. Watson) S. Watson<> Brahea pimo Becc.
Range: Mexico, Michoacan and Guerrero
syn. Erythea pimo (Becc.) H. E. Moore<>

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