PLANTS Profile for Thrinax morrisii (Key thatch palm)

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PLANTS Profile

Thrinax morrisii H. Wendl.
Key thatch palm

Symbol:

THMO4

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Arecaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Tree
Shrub

Native Status:

L48		N
PR		N
VI		N

Thrinax microcarpa

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Thrinax morrisii H. Wendl.

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Synonyms:
Thrinax morrisii H. Wendl.

	SIMI6	Simpsonia microcarpa (Sarg.) O.F. Cook
	THKE	Thrinax keyensis Sarg.
	THMI8	Thrinax microcarpa Sarg.
	THPO6	Thrinax ponceana O.F. Cook
	THPR2	Thrinax praeceps O.F. Cook

Distribution:
Thrinax morrisii H. Wendl.


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USA (FL), USA+ (PR, VI)

Related Taxa:
Thrinax morrisii H. Wendl.

View 55 genera in Arecaceae, 2 species in Thrinax

Classification:
Thrinax morrisii H. Wendl.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass	Arecidae
Order	Arecales
Family	Arecaceae – Palm family
Genus	Thrinax Sw. – thatch palm
Species	Thrinax morrisii H. Wendl. – Key thatch palm

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Thrinax morrisii H. Wendl.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Florida:
brittle thatch palm		Endangered

More Accounts and Images:
Thrinax morrisii H. Wendl.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 42510.

Time Generated: 05/25/2013 10:14 AM CDT