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'''''Coccothrinax argentata''''' is a [[Arecaceae|palm]] |
'''''Coccothrinax argentata''''', commonly called the '''Florida silver palm''', <ref>{{PLANTS|id=coar|taxon=Coccothrinax argentata |accessdate=13 January 2017}}</ref>is a species of [[Arecaceae|palm]] tree. It is native to the [[West Indies]], where it is found in the [[Bahamas]], south [[Florida]],<ref name = Wunderlin>{{cite book | last = Wunderlin | first = Richard P. |author2=Bruce F. Hansen | title = Guide to the Vascular Plants of Florida | edition = Second | year = 2003 | publisher = University Press of Florida | location = Gainesville | isbn = 0-8130-2632-6 }}</ref> southeast [[Mexico]], and [[San Andrés and Providencia|San Andrés Island]].<ref name=Henderson>{{cite book |last=Henderson |first=Andrew |authorlink= Andrew Henderson (botanist)|last2=Galeano |first2=Gloria |authorlink2=Gloria Galeano |last3=Bernal |first3=Rodrigo |authorlink3=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> Its natural habitat is rocky, calcareous soil where it is found in [[South Florida rocklands|coastal scrub]] and [[Tropical hardwood hammock|hammock]] communties.<ref name=fna>[http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=222000033 Flora of North America]</ref> |
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==Description== |
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Common names include: Florida silver palm, Silver palm, Silver thatch palm, Biscayne palm, Palma de plata de Florida, Yuruguana de costa, Palmicha. |
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It is a small (2–6 m tall), slow-growing [[fan palm]] with leaves that are dark blue-green above and silver-coloured below.<ref name = ForestService>{{cite web| url = http://hort.ifas.ufl.edu/database/documents/pdf/tree_fact_sheets/cocarga.pdf| title = ''Coccothrinax argentata'' Silverpalm| accessdate = 2010-10-08| last = Gilman| first = Edward F.|author2=Dennis G. Watson| date = November 1993| work = USDA Forest Service Fact Sheet ST-176}}</ref> Measurements in [[Fairchild Tropical Garden]] showed an average growth rate of {{convert|12|cm|in}} per year.<ref>{{cite journal|url=http://www.palms.org/palmsjournal/2001/growthrate.htm |title=Growth rates of palms in Fairchild Tropical Garden |journal=Palms |volume=45 |issue=3 |pages=151–154 |first1=Scott |last1=Zona |first2=Katherine |last2=Maidman |date=September 2001}}</ref> Flowers are white and small on light orange branches. The fruits are globose and half an inch in diameter. They are initially green and turn purple or black when ripe. |
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Silver Palms in their natural habitat often grow among saw palmetto (''[[Serenoa repens]]'') and cabbage palmetto (''[[Sabal palmetto]]'') which have similar fronds. Silver Palms can be distinguished by its smooth vertical trunk, and its small, crescent-shaped hastula.<ref name=fna/> |
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Bahia Honda State Park is the home to a large stand of the endangered silver palm trees to be found in a nature walk just off of Sandspur Beach. Bahia Honda State Park is located on Bahia Honda Key, Florida between Mile Markers 36 and 37 |
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==Ecology== |
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The endangered [[Florida Key Deer]] are known to feed on the fruits of the silver palm. |
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==Locations== |
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Silver Palm Drive, S.W. 232 Street, South of Miami Florida is named for the native Coccothrinax argentata. [[Bismarckia]] nobilis or Bismarck palms which have a silvery appearance are sometimes misnamed as Silver Palms. Silver Palms in their natural habitat grow among Saw Palmetto which have a similar frond structure. Thus they are sometimes misidenified as palmetto. Silver Palms smooth vertical trunk make them clearly different. Silver Palms successfully grow in lawns and gardens with none of their natural habitat items present. |
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[[Bahia Honda State Park]] in the Florida Keys has one of the largest stands of silver palms in the United States.<ref>[https://www.floridastateparks.org/sites/default/files/Division%20of%20Recreation%20and%20Parks/documents/Bahia%20Honda_7_2014_PRESS.pdf. Bahia Honda State Park, brochure]</ref> They can be found on a nature walk just off of Sandspur Beach. |
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Measurements in [[Fairchild Tropical Garden]] showed an average growth rate of {{convert|12|cm|in}} per year.<ref>{{cite journal|url=http://www.palms.org/palmsjournal/2001/growthrate.htm |title=Growth rates of palms in Fairchild Tropical Garden |journal=Palms |volume=45 |issue=3 |pages=151–154 |first1=Scott |last1=Zona |first2=Katherine |last2=Maidman |date=September 2001}}</ref> |
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*IUCN 2007. 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 13 November 2007. |
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Coccothrinax argentata, commonly called the Florida silver palm, [2]is a species of palm tree. It is native to the West Indies, where it is found in the Bahamas, south Florida,[3] southeast Mexico, and San Andrés Island.[4] Its natural habitat is rocky, calcareous soil where it is found in coastal scrub and hammock communties.[5]
Description
It is a small (2–6 m tall), slow-growing fan palm with leaves that are dark blue-green above and silver-coloured below.[6] Measurements in Fairchild Tropical Garden showed an average growth rate of 12 centimetres (4.7 in) per year.[7] Flowers are white and small on light orange branches. The fruits are globose and half an inch in diameter. They are initially green and turn purple or black when ripe.
Silver Palms in their natural habitat often grow among saw palmetto (Serenoa repens) and cabbage palmetto (Sabal palmetto) which have similar fronds. Silver Palms can be distinguished by its smooth vertical trunk, and its small, crescent-shaped hastula.[5]
Ecology
The endangered Florida Key Deer are known to feed on the fruits of the silver palm.
Locations
Bahia Honda State Park in the Florida Keys has one of the largest stands of silver palms in the United States.[8] They can be found on a nature walk just off of Sandspur Beach.
References
- ^ "Coccothrinax argentata". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Retrieved 2007-01-29.
- ^ NRCS. "Coccothrinax argentata". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 13 January 2017.
- ^ Wunderlin, Richard P.; Bruce F. Hansen (2003). Guide to the Vascular Plants of Florida (Second ed.). Gainesville: University Press of Florida. ISBN 0-8130-2632-6.
- ^ Henderson, Andrew; Galeano, Gloria; Bernal, Rodrigo (1995). Field Guide to the Palms of the Americas. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press. ISBN 0-691-08537-4.
- ^ a b Flora of North America
- ^ Gilman, Edward F.; Dennis G. Watson (November 1993). "Coccothrinax argentata Silverpalm" (PDF). USDA Forest Service Fact Sheet ST-176. Retrieved 2010-10-08.
- ^ Zona, Scott; Maidman, Katherine (September 2001). "Growth rates of palms in Fairchild Tropical Garden". Palms. 45 (3): 151–154.
- ^ Bahia Honda State Park, brochure
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