Colpothrinax wrightii

Colpothrinax wrightii, the palma barrigona, is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae.

Colpothrinax wrightii
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 2.3)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Arecales
Family:	Arecaceae
Tribe:	Trachycarpeae
Genus:	Colpothrinax
Species:	C. wrightii
Binomial name
Colpothrinax wrightii Griseb. & H. Wendl. ex Siebert & Voss
Synonyms
Pritchardia wrightii

It is endemic to Cuba.^[2]

Description

The trunk grows between 6 and 15 m (20 and 49 ft) tall, with a swollen midsection reaching up to 50 cm in diameter. Young trunks are covered in fibrous leaf sheaths, while mature trunks are smooth and bare. The crown holds 10 to 20 large, fan-shaped leaves with petioles around 1 to 1.5 m (3.3 to 4.9 ft) long. The inflorescence extends up to 1.5 m (4.9 ft), with creamy yellow branches that turn orange as the fruit develops. Flowers are small, yellow, and arranged in clusters. The fruit is round, 1.1 to 1.6 cm (0.4 to 0.6 in) in diameter, containing a single seed about 1 cm (0.4 in) across.^[3]