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Copernicia
Copernica ceifera
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Arecales
Family:	Arecaceae
Subfamily:	Coryphoideae
Tribe:	Trachycarpeae
Genus:	Copernicia Mart.
Synonyms
Arrudaria Macedo Coryphomia Rojas Acosta

Copernicia is a genus of palms native to South America and the Greater Antilles. Of the known species and nothospecies (hybrids), 22 of the 27 are endemic to Cuba. They are fan palms (Arecaceae tribe Corypheae), with the leaves with a bare petiole terminating in a rounded fan of numerous leaflets. The species are small to medium-sized trees growing to 5–30 m tall, typically occurring close to streams and rivers in savanna habitats. The genus is named after the astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus. In some of the species, the leaves are coated with a thin layer of wax, known as carnauba wax.

Species and hybrids

Copernicia species and hybrids are as follows.

Image	Scientific name	Distribution
	Copernicia alba Morong	Bolivia, Argentina, Paraguay, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso Sul
	Copernicia baileyana León	Cuba
	Copernicia berteroana Becc.	Hispaniola
	Copernicia brittonorum León	Cuba
	Copernicia cowellii Britton & P.Wilson	Camagüey Province in Cuba
	Copernicia curbeloi León	Cuba
	Copernicia curtissii Becc.	Cuba
	Copernicia ekmanii Burret	Haiti
	Copernicia fallaensis León	Cuba
	Copernicia gigas Ekman ex Burret	Cuba
	Copernicia glabrescens H.Wendl. ex Becc	Cuba
	Copernicia hospita Mart.	Cuba
	Copernicia humicola León	Cuba
	Copernicia longiglossa León	Cuba
	Copernicia macroglossa Schaedtler	Cuba
	Copernicia molineti León	Cuba
	Copernicia prunifera (Mill.) H.E.Moore	northeastern Brazil
	Copernicia rigida Britton & P.Wilson	Cuba
	Copernicia roigii León	Cuba
	Copernicia tectorum (Kunth) Mart.	Colombia, Venezuela
	Copernicia yarey Burret	Cuba

Natural hybrids

Image	Scientific name	Parentage	Distribution
	Copernicia × burretiana León	C. hospita × C. macroglossa	Cuba
	Copernicia × occidentalis León	C. brittonanum × C. hospita	Cuba
	Copernicia × textilis León	C. baileyana × C. hospita	Cuba
	Copernicia × vespertilionum León	C. gigas × C. rigida	Cuba
	Copernicia × shaferi Dahlgren & Glassman	C. cowellii × C. hospita	Cuba
	Copernicia × sueroana León	C. hospita × C. rigida	Cuba

References

1. ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
2. Govaerts, R. & Dransfield, J. (2005). World Checklist of Palms: 1-223. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
3. "Copernicia". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Archived from the original on 2007-08-27. Retrieved 2014-08-11.

External links

• Sorting Copernicia names
• Germplasm Resources Information Network: Copernicia
• Pictures of genus members

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Baker & Dransfield (2016) taxonomy
Calamoideae	Eugeissoneae Eugeissona Lepidocaryeae Oncocalamus Eremospatha Laccosperma Raphia Lepidocaryum Mauritia Mauritiella Calameae Korthalsia Eleiodoxa Salacca Metroxylon Pigafetta Plectocomia Myrialepis Plectocomiopsis Calamus
Nypoideae	Nypa
Coryphoideae	Sabaleae Sabal Cryosophileae Schippia Trithrinax Zombia Coccothrinax Hemithrinax Leucothrinax Thrinax Chelyocarpus Cryosophila Itaya Sabinaria Phoeniceae Phoenix Trachycarpeae Chamaerops Guihaia Trachycarpus Rhapidophyllum Maxburretia Rhapis Livistona Licuala Johannesteijsmannia Pholidocarpus Saribus Lanonia Acoelorraphe Serenoa Brahea Colpothrinax Copernicia Pritchardia Washingtonia Chuniophoeniceae Chuniophoenix Kerriodoxa Nannorrhops Tahina Caryoteae Caryota Arenga Corypheae Corypha Borasseae Bismarckia Satranala Hyphaene Medemia Latania Lodoicea Borassodendron Borassus
Ceroxyloideae	Pseudophoenix Ceroxylon Juania Oraniopsis Ravenea Ammandra Aphandra Phytelephas
Arecoideae	Podococcus Orania Sclerosperma Roystonea Reinhardtia Manicaria Hyospathe Leopoldinia Iriarteeae Iriartella Dictyocaryum Iriartea Socratea Wettinia Chamaedoreeae Hyophorbe Wendlandiella Synechanthus Chamaedorea Gaussia Cocoseae Beccariophoenix Jubaeopsis Voanioala Allagoptera Attalea Butia Cocos Jubaea Syagrus Parajubaea Acrocomia Astrocaryum Aiphanes Bactris Desmoncus Barcella Elaeis Euterpeae Euterpe Prestoea Neonicholsonia Oenocarpus Geonomateae Welfia Pholidostachys Calyptrogyne Calyptronoma Asterogyne Geonoma Pelagodoxeae Pelagodoxa Sommieria Areceae Actinorhytis Archontophoenix Actinokentia Chambeyronia Kentiopsis Areca Nenga Pinanga Basselinia Burretiokentia Cyphophoenix Cyphosperma Lepidorrhachis Physokentia Carpoxylon Satakentia Neoveitchia Cyphokentia Clinosperma Dypsis Lemurophoenix Marojejya Masoala Calyptrocalyx Linospadix Howea Laccospadix Oncosperma Deckenia Acanthophoenix Tectiphiala Ptychosperma Ponapea Adonidia Balaka Veitchia Carpentaria Wodyetia Drymophloeus Normanbya Brassiophoenix Ptychococcus Jailoloa Manjekia Wallaceodoxa Rhopalostylis Hedyscepe Nephrosperma Phoenicophorium Roscheria Verschaffeltia Bentinckia Clinostigma Cyrtostachys Dictyosperma Dransfieldia Heterospathe Hydriastele Iguanura Loxococcus Rhopaloblaste

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