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Coccothrinax hioramii is a single-stemmed fan palm endemic to eastern Cuba, growing in open sandy coastal areas. Its care is best approached like other Coccothrinax palms: give it full sun, sandy well-drained soil and warmth.
Coccothrinax hioramii is a species of flowering plant in the palm family, Arecaceae. It is endemic to eastern Cuba, in open sandy coastal areas. Like other members of the genus, C. hioramii is a fan palm. Trees are single-stemmed, between 6 and 12 metres tall with stems 7 to 15 centimetres in diameter. The fruit is black, 0.9–1.1 cm in diameter.
Henderson and colleagues spelled the name C. hiorami.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Coccothrinax hioramii by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
