Copernicia

Copernicia
Copernicia alba
Taxinomia
Regnum:	Plantae
(inordinata):	Angiospermae
(inordinata):	Monocotyledones
(inordinatus):	Commelinidae
Ordo:	Arecales
Familia:	Arecaceae
Subfamilia:	Coryphoideae
Tribus:	Corypheae
Genus:	Copernicia Mart.
Species
Vide commentarium

Copernicia est genus viginti quattuor specierum palmarum, in America Meridionali et Mari Caribico natarum. Genus ex Nicolao Copernico (1473–1543) astronomo appellatur.

Plantae sunt parvi ad medios arbores, qui ad 5–30 m alti crescunt, usitate prope rivulos et flumina in habitationibus quasi savannae. Species tribus Coryphearum sunt flabellatae. Foliis est petiolus nudus. Folia nonnullarum specierum sunt cerá carnaubá (Anglice: carnauba wax) tecta.

Species et hybrida

Copernicia alba Copernicia baileyana Copernicia berteroana Copernicia brittonorum Copernicia x burretiana Copernicia cowellii Copernicia curbeloi Copernicia curtissii Copernicia ekmanii Copernicia × escarzana Copernicia fallense Copernicia gigas Copernicia glabrescens Copernicia hospita

Copernicia humicola Copernicia longiglossa Copernicia macroglossa Copernicia molineti Copernicia x occidentalis Copernicia prunifera Copernicia rigida Copernicia roigii Copernicia × shaferi Copernicia x sueroana Copernicia × textilis Copernicia tectorum Copernicia × vespertilionum Copernicia yarey

Nexus externi

• Germplasm Resources Information Network: Copernicia
• Nomina Coperniciae digesta
• Photographemata specierum diversarum