Gaussia maya

Gaussia maya is a palm which is native to Mexico, Belize and Guatemala.^[2] The species grows in rocky areas on limestone soils.^[3] The species is classified as vulnerable, and is threatened by habitat destruction and degradation.^[1]

Gaussia maya
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Arecales
Family:	Arecaceae
Genus:	Gaussia
Species:	G. maya
Binomial name
Gaussia maya (O.F.Cook) H.J.Quero & Read
Synonyms
Opsiandra maya O.F.Cook

Gaussia maya are 5 to 20 metres tall. Stems are gray, 10 to 15 (sometimes 30) centimetres in diameter. Trees have six to eight pinnately compound leaves. Fruit are red, 1 to 1.5 cm in diameter.^[3] Stems are used for construction.^[3]