Arecaceae
Copernicia
Copernicia alba
- Family
- Arecaceae
- Genus
- Copernicia
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Common names
By language (10)
- Arabic
- كوبرنيكية بيضاء
- arz
- كوبرنيكيه بيضاء
- Chinese
- 白蜡棕
- English
- Copernicia, Caranday palm
- French
- Karanda'y
- Guarani
- Karanda'y
- Lithuanian
- Baltoji kopernicija
- Persian
- نخل موم کاراندای
- Portuguese
- Carandá
- Spanish
- Anachicari, Anachicarí, Ananachicari, Ananachicarí, Palma negra
Synonyms
- Copernicia australis Becc.
- Copernicia nigra Morong
- Copernicia ramulosa Burret
- Copernicia rubra Morong
- Coryphomia tectorum Rojas
Photos
Photo: Falconaumanni, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Falconaumanni, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.