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Cryosophila warscewiczii

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Cryosophila warscewiczii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Cryosophila
Species:
C. warscewiczii
Binomial name
Cryosophila warscewiczii

Cryosophila warscewiczii is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae, endemic to Central America. It is a tree with palmate leaves, growing to 10 meters in height with trunk 10–15 cm. in diameter above its enlarged base. Much of the trunk bears spines transformed from roots.

Synonyms

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  • Acanthorrhiza warscewiczii H.Wendl.
  • Cryosophila albida

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