Arecaceae

Hispaniolan silver palm

Coccothrinax argentea (Lodd. ex Schult. & Schult.f.) Sarg. ex K.Schum.

Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Coccothrinax

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Hispaniolan silver palm (Coccothrinax argentea) — FruitPhoto: Yolanda M. Leon, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (3)

Chinese: 安地列斯白榈, 安地列斯银棕
English: Hispaniolan silver palm
Spanish: Guanito, Guano de escoba, Palmera plateada de La Hispaniola

Synonyms

Acanthorhiza argentea (Lodd. ex Schult. & Schult.f.) O.F.Cook
Acanthorrhiza argentea (Lodd. ex Roem. & Schult.) O.F.Cook
Thrinax argentea Lodd. ex Schult. & Schult.f.
Thrinax argentea var. garberi Chapm.
Thrinax fragilis H.Wendl.
Thrinax graminifolia hort. ex H.Wendl.
Thrinax graminifolia Schaedtler
Thrinax longistyla Becc.
Thrinax multiflora Mart.

Photos

FruitPhoto: Yolanda M. Leon, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Scott Zona, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Mario Guzmán, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Yolanda M. Leon, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Yolanda M. Leon, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Yolanda M. Leon, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Yolanda M. Leon, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.