Acoelorraphe

Acoelorraphe
Stand of fruiting specimens

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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Subfamily: Coryphoideae
Tribe: Trachycarpeae
Genus: Acoelorraphe
H.Wendl.
Species:
A. wrightii
Binomial name
Acoelorraphe wrightii
(Griseb. & H.Wendl.) H.Wendl. ex Becc.
Synonyms

Of the genus:

  • Acanthosabal Prosch.
  • Acoelorhaphe, orth. var.
  • Acoelorrhaphe, orth. var.
  • Paurotis O.F.Cook

Of the species:

  • Acanthosabal caespitosa Prosch.
  • Acoelorraphe arborescens (Sarg.) Becc.
  • Acoelorraphe pinetorum Bartlett
  • Acoelorraphe wrightii var. novogeronensis Becc.
  • Brahea psilocalyx Burret
  • Copernicia wrightii Griseb. & H.Wendl.
  • Paurotis androsana O.F.Cook
  • Paurotis arborescens (Sarg.) O.F.Cook
  • Paurotis psilocalyx (Burret) Lundell
  • Paurotis schippii Burret
  • Paurotis wrightii (Griseb. & H.Wendl.) Britton
  • Serenoa arborescens Sarg.

Acoelorraphe is a genus of palms with a single species Acoelorraphe wrightii, known as the Paurotis palm, Everglades palm or Madeira palm in English and cubas, tique, and papta in Spanish. The genus name is sometimes spelt as Acoelorrhaphe or Acoelorhaphe, which are treated as orthographical variants by the International Plant Names Index.