Gaussia is a genus in the palm family, native to Mexico, Central America and the Greater Antilles. They are solitary, unarmed, and have pinnately compound leaves. The trees have enlarged bases and prop-roots.
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| Gaussia maya | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Arecales |
| Family: | Arecaceae |
| Subfamily: | Arecoideae |
| Tribe: | Chamaedoreeae |
| Genus: | Gaussia H.Wendl. |
| Species | |
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Gaussia attenuata | |
Taxonomy
editThere are five species in the genus:
- G. attenuata which is found in Puerto Rico
- G. gomez-pompae which is found in the Mexican states of Chiapas, Oaxaca and Veracruz
- G. maya which is found in Mexico, Belize and Guatemala
- G. princeps which is found in western Cuba
- G. spirituana which is found in the Sierra de Jatibonico in east-central Cuba.
References
edit- "Gaussia H.Wendl., Nachr. Königl. Ges. Wiss. Georg-Augusts-Univ. 1865: 327 (1865)". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Retrieved 2006-12-12.[permanent dead link]
- George Proctor. 2005. Arecaceae (Palmae). Pp. 135–153 in Pedro Acevedo-Rodriguez and Mark T. Strong. Monocots and Gymnosperms of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium Volume 52.
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