Colpothrinax

Colpothrinax is a genus of palms native to Central America and the Caribbean. It is a member of the subfamily Coryphoideae, tribe Trachycarpeae, although its placement within the subtribe is uncertain based on plastid DNA.^[1]

Colpothrinax
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Arecales
Family:	Arecaceae
Subfamily:	Coryphoideae
Tribe:	Trachycarpeae
Genus:	Colpothrinax Griseb. & H.Wendl.
Species
Colpothrinax aphanopetala Colpothrinax cookii Colpothrinax wrightii

Species

Image	Scientific name	Distribution
	Colpothrinax aphanopetala	from southeast Nicaragua to Panama
	Colpothrinax cookii	from Belize to Honduras
	Colpothrinax wrightii	endemic to southwest Cuba including the Isle of Youth.[2]