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Copernicia glabrescens

Copernicia glabrescens
Photo: Mmcknight4, Public domain

Copernicia glabrescens is a fan palm native to western and west central Cuba, growing solitary or in clusters from the base. It does best in a warm, sunny, dry site with well-drained soil.

Family
Arecaceae (Palm family)
Grows as
Palm
Light
Full sun
Water
Water deeply but infrequently, letting the soil dry out between waterings.
Soil
Well-drained sandy or gritty mix; tolerates alkaline soils.
Temperature
20–35 °C; protect below 5 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
W. & WC. Cuba
Climate
wet tropical

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Copernicia glabrescens is a palm which is endemic to western and west central Cuba.

Other Copernicia plants

Copernicia · Bailey Palm · Hispaniolan Silver Palm · Copernicia brittonorum · Copernicia cowellii · Copernicia curbeloi · Copernicia curtissii · Ekman's Silver Palm · Copernicia fallaensis · Cuban Palm · Cubam Palm · Copernicia humicola

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Copernicia glabrescens 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.

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