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Floristic Inventory of the Bahama Archipelago Database Online

Thrinax radiata Lodd. ex J.A. & J.H. Schultes
Large-fruited thatch palm

Thrinax radiata
Copyright by: Roger L. Hammer

Family: Arecaceae

Group: Monocot

Perennation: Perennial

Habit: Tree

Substrate: Terrestrial

Native Status: Native

Native Range: The West Indies, South Florida, Mexico and Central America.

Map of Locations [currently Florida only]

History in the Bahamas: In the Bahamas, native only to the vicinity of Andros (Correll & Correll 1982).

Comments: Also visit IRC's Natives For Your Neighborhood website for horticultural information about this species in South Florida.

Synonyms: Thrinax parviflora of Britton & Millspaugh (1920), not Sw.

Other data on Thrinax radiata available from :

Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Thrinax radiata has been reported for the following 3 habitats in the Bahama Archipelago :
Coppice
Pineland
Thicket

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Thrinax radiata
Copyright by: Roger L. Hammer
Thrinax radiata
Copyright by: George D. Gann
Thrinax radiata
Copyright by: Keith A. Bradley
Thrinax radiata
Copyright by: George D. Gann
Cultivated plant, Florida