Gaussia maya

Gaussia maya
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Gaussia
Species: G. maya
Binomial name
Gaussia maya
(O.F.Cook) H.J.Quero & Read
Synonyms

Opsiandra maya O.F.Cook

Gaussia maya is a palm which is native to Mexico, Belize and Guatemala.[2] The species grows in rocky areas on limestone soils.[3] The species is classified as vulnerable, and is threatened by habitat destruction and degradation.[1]

Gaussia maya are 5 to 20 metres tall. Stems are gray, 10 to 15 (sometimes 30) centimetres in diameter. Trees have six to eight pinnately compound leaves. Fruit are red, 1 to 1.5 cm in diameter.[3] Stems are used for construction.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Gaussia maya". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2007. International Union for Conservation of Nature. 1998. Retrieved November 16, 2007.
  2. "Gaussia gomez-pompae". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Retrieved 2007-11-16.
  3. 1 2 3 Henderson, Andrew; Gloria Galeano; Rodrigo Bernal (1995). Field Guide to the Palms of the Americas. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press. ISBN 0-691-08537-4.


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