Copernicia macroglossa
- English common names:
- Cuban petticoat palm
Description
Known for the huge "petticoat" of dead leaves
Classification
- Genus
- Copernicia
- Species
- C. macroglossa
- Binomial name
- Copernicia macroglossa
Copernicia macroglossa fact sheet
Fact sheet shows categorized Copernicia macroglossa features regarding its trunk, leaves, fruit and seeds, as well as palm size and habitat.
Known palm features and information are based on member input, which allows The Palm Identifier to build the most complete and accurate palm tree species categorization database. Palm tree features that have not yet been fully categorized are shown in certainty percentages.
- Shape
-
Single or solitary - Thickness
- Unknown
- Crownshaft
- Unknown
- Color
- Unknown
- Spines
- Unknown
- Special features
- Unknown
Trunk
- Shape
-
Palmate (Fan) - Color
- Unknown
- Size
- Large
- Special features
- Forms a petticoat around trunk when dead
Leaf
- Size
-
- Mature height
- 9m (29.5ft)
- Size (mass)
- Medium
- USDA zone
- Unknown
- Distribution
- Cuba
- Suitable for indoor growing
- Unknown
Size and habitat
- Color when ripe
- Unknown
- Size
- 18mm (0.7in)
- Shape
- Oval
- Growth
- Unknown
- Special features
- Unknown
Fruit features
- Color
- Unknown
- Size
- 3mm (0.1in)
- Shape
- Round
- Special features
- Wrinkled
