Overview
Interesting Facts
Common Names
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Common Names in Arabic:
Nakhlet Esh Sham´ (As C Cerifera)
Common Names in Chinese:
La Zong
Common Names in English:
Carnauba Wax Palm, Caranda Palm, Caranday Palm, Carnauba Palm, Carnauba-Wax Palm, Carnuba Wax Palm, Christ´s Thorn, Wax Palm
Common Names in Finnish:
Karnaubapalmu
Common Names in French:
Caranda, Palmier à Cire, Palmier à Cire Carnauba
Common Names in German:
Carnaubapalme, Fächerpalme, Karnaubapalme, Wachspalme
Common Names in Japanese:
Burajiru Rou Yashi (As C Cerifera), Rou Yashi (As C Cerifera)
Common Names in Spanish:
Carandai, Carnauba
Description
Physical Description
Habit: Evergreen .
Flowers: Bloom Period: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December. • Flower Color: cream, gray, inconspicuous, maroon, near white, none, silver, tan, white
Size/Age/Growth
Size: 12-15' tall.
Biology
Growth
Culture: Space 6-8' apart.
Soil: Minimum pH: 6.1 • Maximum pH: 7.8
Sunlight: Sun Exposure: Full Sun .
Temperature: Cold Hardiness: 9b, 10a, 10b, 11. (map)
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Plantae
()
- Haeckel, 1866
- Plants
- Subkingdom:
Viridaeplantae
()
- Cavalier-Smith, 1981
- Phylum:
Tracheophyta
()
- Sinnott, 1935 ex Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Vascular Plants
- Subphylum:
Euphyllophytina
()
- (Auct.) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Infraphylum:
Angiospermae
()
- Auct.
- Class:
Spermatopsida
()
- Brongniart, 1843
- Subclass:
Arecidae
()
- Takhtajan, 1967
- Superorder:
Arecanae
()
- Takhtajan, 1967
- Order:
Arecales
()
- Bromhead, 1840
- Family:
Palmae
()
- A.L. de Jussieu, 1789, nom. cons., nom. alt.
- Subfamily:
Coryphoideae
()
- Tribe:
Trachycarpeae
()
- Genus:
Copernicia
()
- Martius ex Endlicher, 1837
- Subgenus:
nom
()
- Specific epithet:
prunifera
- (Mill.) H.E.Moore
- Botanical name: - Copernicia prunifera (Mill.) H.E.Moore
- Specific epithet:
prunifera
- (Mill.) H.E.Moore
- Subgenus:
nom
(
- Genus:
Copernicia
(
- Tribe:
Trachycarpeae
(
- Subfamily:
Coryphoideae
(
- Family:
Palmae
(
- Order:
Arecales
(
- Superorder:
Arecanae
(
- Subclass:
Arecidae
(
- Class:
Spermatopsida
(
- Infraphylum:
Angiospermae
(
- Subphylum:
Euphyllophytina
(
- Phylum:
Tracheophyta
(
- Subkingdom:
Viridaeplantae
(
- Kingdom:
Plantae
(
Synonyms
Copaiba officinalis Adans. • Copaifera jacquini Desf. • Copaiva officinalis (L.)jacq.
Notes
Name
Status: Accepted Name
.
Last scrutiny: 11-Nov-2003
Similar Species
Members of the genus Copernicia
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 11 species, subspecies, varieties, forms, and cultivars in this genus:
C. alba (Caranday Palm) · C. baileyana (Bailey Palm) · C. brittonorum (Cuban Palm) · C. campestris (Campestre Palm) · C. ekmanii (Copernicia) · C. gigas (Cuban Palm) · C. glabrescens (Cuban Palm) · C. hospita (Blue Yarey Palm) · C. macroglossa (Cuban Petticoat Palm) · C. prunifera (Carnauba Wax Palm) · C. tectorum (Venezuelan Wax Palm)
More Info
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Further Reading
- A taxonomic treatment of the palm subtribe Attaleinae (tribe Cocoeae) / Urbana: University of Illinois Press, c1999. url p. 85.
Notes
Contributors
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 10, 2012.
- Ruggiero M., Gordon D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Nicolson D. (2011). The Catalogue of Life Taxonomic Classification, Edition 2, Part A. In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist (Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D., eds). DVD; Species 2000: Reading, UK.
- The International Plant Names Index. Accessed Jan 19, 2007.
- USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. URL (April 27, 2008)
- USDA, NRCS. 2005. The PLANTS Database, Version 3.5 (http://plants.usda.gov). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA.
- World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Release date: November 27, 2009
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2670668
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Kew-46718
- Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:666273-1
- GRIN Nomen Number: 11430
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 506717
- International Plant Names Index (IPNI) ID: 64989-2
- U.S.D.A. Plant Symbol: COPR6
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 31118
