Calyptronoma occidentalis

Calyptronoma occidentalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Arecales
Family:	Arecaceae
Genus:	Calyptronoma
Species:	C. occidentalis
Binomial name
	Calyptronoma occidentalis; (Sw.) H.E.Moore
Synonyms
	Elaeis occidentalis Sw.; Calyptronoma swartzii Griseb., nom. illeg.; Geonoma swartzii Griseb., nom. illeg.; Calyptrogyne swartzii Hook.f.; Calyptrogyne occidentalis (Sw.) M.Gómez; Calyptrogyne victorinii León;

Calyptronoma occidentalis is a species of palm which is native to Cuba and Jamaica. C. occidentalis is pinnately compound leaved, with stems that grow singly and reach heights of 7–12 m and 17–20 cm in diameter. It grows in waterlogged areas near the banks of streams, up to an elevation of 800 m above sea level.

The species was first described by Swedish botanist Olof Swartz in 1797 in his Flora Indiae Occidentalis.