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|common_name=Brittle Thatch Palm, Peaberry Palm | |common_name=Brittle Thatch Palm, Peaberry Palm | ||
|habit=palm-cycad | |habit=palm-cycad | ||
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| + | |life_ref=Wikipedia | ||
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|flower_season=early summer, mid summer, late summer | |flower_season=early summer, mid summer, late summer | ||
| + | |flower_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia | ||
|flowers=orange, yellow, white | |flowers=orange, yellow, white | ||
|Temp Metric=°F | |Temp Metric=°F | ||
|min_zone=11 | |min_zone=11 | ||
| + | |usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia | ||
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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== | ||
| + | ''Leucothrinax'' is a [[monotypic]] genus—it includes only one species, ''L. morrisii''. | ||
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| + | ==Gallery== | ||
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| + | Image:Upload.png| photo 1 | ||
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| + | </gallery> | ||
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| + | ==References== | ||
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| + | <!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 --> | ||
| + | <!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 --> | ||
| + | <!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 --> | ||
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| + | ==External links== | ||
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| + | {{stub}} | ||
| + | __NOTOC__ | ||
Latest revision as of 23:23, 26 April 2010
| Habit | palm-cycad
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| Height: | ⇕ | 35 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 35. |
| Width: | ⇔ | 10 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 10. |
| Lifespan: | ⌛ | perennial |
| Bloom: | ❀ | early summer, mid summer, late summer |
| Exposure: | ☼ | sun |
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| Features: | ✓ | foliage |
| USDA Zones: | 11 to 12 | |
| Flower features: | ❀ | orange, yellow, white |
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Leucothrinax morrisii, the Key thatch palm, is a small 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.
Leucothrinax morrisii is a palmate-leaved palm with solitary brown or grey stems[1] 1 - 11 m tall and 5 - 35 cm in diameter.[2] Leaves are pale blue-green or yellow-green,[1] whitish on the undersides.[3] Petioles are 27 - 84 cm long with split petioles. The leaflets are 33 - 75 cm long and 2.3 - 4.8 cm wide. The inflorescences extend beyond the leaves and are 55 - 100 cm long. The fruit are white, and turn yellow as they mature.[1]
Cultivation
Propagation
Pests and diseases
Varieties
Leucothrinax is a monotypic genus—it includes only one species, L. morrisii.
Gallery
photo 1
photo 2
photo 3
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedFrancis - ↑ 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
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedpalmguide
External links
- w:Leucothrinax morrisii. Some of the material on this page may be from Wikipedia, under the Creative Commons license.
- Leucothrinax morrisii QR Code (Size 50, 100, 200, 500)
