Arecaceae

Zombi palm

Zombia antillarum (Descourt.) L.H.Bailey

Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Zombia

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Zombi palm: Zombia antillarum at Marie Selby Botanical Gardens, Sarasota, Florida, USA — Photo: Guettarda, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (3)

Chinese: 海地棕
English: Zombi palm, Guanillo, Guanito, Haitian cactus palm, Latanier piquant, Latanier zombi, Latanye pikan, Latanye zombi
Spanish: Oothrinax, Zombia

Synonyms

Chamaerops antillarum Descourt.
Chamaerops antillarum Descourt. ex B.D.Jacks.
Coccothrinax anomala Becc.
Oothrinax anomala (Becc.) O.F.Cook
Zombia antillarum var. gonzalezii J.Jiménez Alm.

Photos

Photo: Guettarda, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Guettarda, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Guettarda, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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
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
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons

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.