Genus: Thrinax
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> Monocotyledons > Order: Arecales > Family:
Arecaceae
Four
species cultivated.
Species cultivated in southern Africa
List from Glen (2002).
Thrinax excelsa (Jamaican thatch
palm)
Native to Jamaica. |
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Thrinax morrisii (Brittle
thatch)
Native to the West Indies and Florida. |
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Thrinax parviflora (Thatch palm)
Native to Jamaica. |
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Thrinax radiata (Sea thatch)
Native to West Indies, Central America and Florida |
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