Coccothrinax spissa

Coccothrinax spissa, the guano^[1] or swollen silver thatch palm,^[2] is a palm which is endemic to the island of Hispaniola.^[3]

Coccothrinax spissa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Arecales
Family:	Arecaceae
Genus:	Coccothrinax
Species:	C. spissa
Binomial name
Coccothrinax spissa L.H.Bailey

Description

Like other members of this genus, Coccothrinax spissa is a fan palm. Stems grow singly and are 3 to 8 metres tall and 20 to 30 centimetres in diameter, usually swollen. The fruit is dark purple, 1.1 to 1.2 cm in diameter.^[1] It grows in open areas in dry habitats, or at the margins of woodlands at low elevations (below 400 m above sea level).^[1]