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Leucothrinax morrisii
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Common name:
Key thatch palm, brittle thatch palm, Keys thatch palm (English)
Family:
Arecaceae (Palm)
Distribution:
Florida, Bahamas, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Hispaniola, western Lesser Antilles
Life form:
Tree
Description:
A truly tropical species, the silver thatch palm is found only in the Florida Keys and the West Indies. Silver thatch palm was a member of the genus Thrinax until 2008, when palm taxonomists at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden published a study showing it is genetically distinct. It is now the sole member of the genus Leucothrinax. Thatch palm flowers are great for pollinators, and it is a larval host plant for the monk skipper butterfly. It has fan-shaped leaves with silvery undersides. Plant in full sun or light shade.
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Plot 106
(106)
• Accession: 5837*A • Origin: United States of America
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Plot 107
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• Accession: 2008-0291 • Origin: Bahamas
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Plot 107
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• Accession: 58468*K • Origin: United States of America
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Plot 107
(107)
• Accession: 58468*L • Origin: United States of America
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Plot 107
(107)
• Accession: 58796*A • Origin: Cuba
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Plot 107
(107)
• Accession: P.1760*A
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Plot 107
(107)
• Accession: RM472*A
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Plot 107
(107)
• Accession: RM472*B
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Plot 115
(115)
• Accession: P.543*C • Origin: United States of America
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Plot 115
(115)
• Accession: P.543*D • Origin: United States of America
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Plot 134
(134)
• Accession: 2012-0234*B • Origin: Bahamas
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Plot 134
(134)
• Accession: 2012-0234*C • Origin: Bahamas
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Plot 134
(134)
• Accession: U-0034*A
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Plot 137
(137)
• Accession: P.1760*C
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Plot 138b
(138B)
• Accession: 93321*A • Origin: United States of America
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Plot 138b
(138B)
• Accession: 93321*B • Origin: United States of America
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Plot 138b
(138B)
• Accession: 93321*D • Origin: United States of America
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Plot 138b
(138B)
• Accession: 93321*E • Origin: United States of America
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Plot 138b
(138B)
• Accession: 93321*F • Origin: United States of America
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Plot 150a
(150A)
• Accession: 93985*A • Origin: United States of America
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