Gaussia spirituana
| Gaussia spirituana | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Arecales |
| Family: | Arecaceae |
| Genus: | Gaussia |
| Species: | G. spirituana |
| Binomial name | |
| Gaussia spirituana Moya & Leiva | |
Gaussia spirituana is a palm which is endemic to the Sierra de Jatibonico in east-central Cuba.[2]
Description
Gaussia spirituana stems are whitish, up to 7 metres tall. Stems are 30–35 centimetres in diameter, swollen at the base and tapering upward. Trees have up to ten pinnately compound leaves. Fruit are orange-red, 1 cm in diameter.[3]
Conservation
The species is considered endangered based on the fact that only 150 individuals are known to exist, and they are fragmented into five subpopulations.[1] They are also threatened by habitat destruction and non-native pathogens.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 Verdecia Pérez, R.M., Bécquer, E.R., León, J. & Díaz-Hernández, I.D. 2025. Gaussia spirituana. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2025: e.T38572A241379767. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-1.RLTS.T38572A241379767.es. Accessed 20 March 2026.
- ↑ "Gaussia spirituana". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families.
{{cite web}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help)CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ Henderson, Andrew; Gloria Galeano; Rodrigo Bernal (1995). Field Guide to the Palms of the Americas. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press. ISBN 0-691-08537-4.