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Thrinax excelsa
Thrinax excelsa, commonly known as broad thatch, is a species of palm which is endemic to Jamaica.
The species is endemic to Jamaica, where it grows between 300 and 500 metres (980 and 1,640 ft) above sea level in the John Crow Mountains.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Thrinax excelsa by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
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.
