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'''''Gaussia spirituana''''' is a [[Arecaceae|palm]] which is [[endemic (ecology)|endemic]] to the [[Sierra de Jatibonico]] in east-central [[Cuba]].<ref name = Kew>{{cite web |url=http://www.rbgkew.org.uk/wcsp/namedetail.do?accepted_id=88910&repSynonym_id=-9998&name_id=88910&status=true |title= ''Gaussia spirituana''|accessdate=2006-12-08 |format= |work= [[Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew]]: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families}}</ref> |
'''''Gaussia spirituana''''' is a [[Arecaceae|palm]] which is [[endemic (ecology)|endemic]] to the [[Sierra de Jatibonico]] in east-central [[Cuba]].<ref name = Kew>{{cite web |url=http://www.rbgkew.org.uk/wcsp/namedetail.do?accepted_id=88910&repSynonym_id=-9998&name_id=88910&status=true |title= ''Gaussia spirituana''|accessdate=2006-12-08 |format= |work= [[Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew]]: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families}}</ref> |
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''Gaussia spirituana'' stems are whitish, up to 7 metres tall. Stems are 30-35 centimetres in diameter, swollen at the base and tapering upward. Trees have up to ten [[pinnate]]ly compound [[leaf|leaves]]. Fruit are orange-red, 1 |
''Gaussia spirituana'' stems are whitish, up to 7 metres tall. Stems are 30-35 centimetres in diameter, swollen at the base and tapering upward. Trees have up to ten [[pinnate]]ly compound [[leaf|leaves]]. Fruit are orange-red, 1 cm in diameter.<ref name = Henderson>{{cite book |last=Henderson |first=Andrew |authorlink= Andrew Henderson |coauthors=[[Gloria Galeano]]; [[Rodrigo Bernal]]|title=Field Guide to the Palms of the Americas |year=1995 |publisher=Princeton University Press |location=Princeton, New Jersey| isbn= 0-691-08537-4 }}</ref> |
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The species is considered [[endangered species|endangered]] based on the fact that only 150 individuals are known to exist, and they are [[habitat fragmentation|fragmented]] into five subpopulations.<ref name=IUCN/> They are also threatened by [[habitat destruction]] and non-native [[pathogen]]s.<ref name=IUCN/> |
The species is considered [[endangered species|endangered]] based on the fact that only 150 individuals are known to exist, and they are [[habitat fragmentation|fragmented]] into five subpopulations.<ref name=IUCN/> They are also threatened by [[habitat destruction]] and non-native [[pathogen]]s.<ref name=IUCN/> |
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Gaussia spirituana is a palm which is endemic to the Sierra de Jatibonico in east-central Cuba.[2]
Gaussia spirituana stems are whitish, up to 7 metres tall. Stems are 30-35 centimetres in diameter, swollen at the base and tapering upward. Trees have up to ten pinnately compound leaves. Fruit are orange-red, 1 cm in diameter.[3]
The species is considered endangered based on the fact that only 150 individuals are known to exist, and they are fragmented into five subpopulations.[1] They are also threatened by habitat destruction and non-native pathogens.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Template:IUCN2007
- ^ "Gaussia spirituana". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Retrieved 2006-12-08.
- ^ Henderson, Andrew (1995). Field Guide to the Palms of the Americas. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press. ISBN 0-691-08537-4.
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