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|genus=Leucothrinax

|species=morrisii

|species=morrisii

|common_name=Brittle Thatch Palm, Peaberry Palm

|common_name=Brittle Thatch Palm, Peaberry Palm

|habit=palm-cycad

|habit=palm-cycad

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|habit_ref=Wikipedia

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|height_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia

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|lifespan=perennial

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|life_ref=Wikipedia

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|sun_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia

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|features=foliage

|flower_season=early summer, mid summer, late summer

|flower_season=early summer, mid summer, late summer

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|flower_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia

|flowers=orange, yellow, white

|flowers=orange, yellow, white

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|image=Leucothrinax morrisii.jpg

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'''''Leucothrinax morrisii''''', the '''Key thatch palm''', is a small [[Arecaceae|palm]] which is native to the [[Greater Antilles]], northern [[Lesser Antilles]], [[The Bahamas]] and the [[Florida Keys]].  Until 2008 it was known as ''[[Thrinax]] morrisii''. 

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''Leucothrinax morrisii'' is a [[fan palm|palmate-leaved]] palm with solitary brown or grey stems<ref name = Francis/> {{convert|1|-|11|m|ft|0}} tall and {{convert|5|-|35|cm|in|0}} in diameter.<ref name = Henderson>{{cite book |last=Henderson |first=Andrew |authorlink= Andrew Henderson (botanist) |coauthors=[[Gloria Galeano]]; [[Rodrigo Bernal]] |title=Field Guide to the Palms of the Americas |year=1995 |publisher=Princeton University Press |location=Princeton, New Jersey |unused_data=|Andrew Henderson}} ISBN 0-691-08537-4</ref>  Leaves are pale blue-green or yellow-green,<ref name= Francis/> whitish on the undersides.<ref name = palmguide/>  Petioles are {{convert|27|-|84|cm|ft|1|abbr=on}} long with split [[Petiole (botany)|petiole]]s.  The leaflets are {{convert|33|-|75|cm|ft|1|abbr=on}} long and {{convert|2.3|-|4.8|cm|in|0|abbr=on}} wide.  The [[inflorescence]]s extend beyond the leaves and are {{convert|55|-|100|cm|ft|1|abbr=on}} long.  The fruit are white, and turn yellow as they mature.<ref name = Francis/>

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==Cultivation==

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===Propagation===

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===Pests and diseases===

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==Varieties==

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''Leucothrinax'' is a [[monotypic]] genus—it includes only one species, ''L. morrisii''.

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==Gallery==

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==References==

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<references/>

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<!--- xxxxx  *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381  -->

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<!--- xxxxx  *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432  -->

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<!--- xxxxx  *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608  -->

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==External links==

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Leucothrinax morrisii - Revision history

Raffi at 23:23, 26 April 2010

Murali.lalitha at 19:15, 19 April 2010

Murali.lalitha: Created page with 'l'

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		+	\|habit=palm-cycad
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		+	\|Max ht metric=ft
		+	\|Max wd box=10
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		+	\|exposure=sun
		+	\|flower_season=early summer, mid summer, late summer
		+	\|flowers=orange, yellow, white
		+	\|Temp Metric=°F
		+	\|min_zone=11
		+	\|max_zone=12
		+	\|jumpin=If this plant info box on watering; zones; height; etc. is mostly empty you can click on the edit tab and fill in the blanks!
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