Mazhar Botanic Garden

Cocothrinax argentata (Jacq.) L.H. Bailey

كوكوثريناكس ارجنتاتا

Sample code: EGY-MBG-000017
Common name: كوكوثريناكس ارجنتاتا
English name: Florida Silver Palm, Silver Thatch Palm
Arabic name: كوكوثريناكس ارجنتاتا
Native: South Florida, Southeast Mexico
Country: Florida Mexico
(PGR): Rare

Solitary trunk grow 2-6 m tall leaves: fan, dark blue-green above and silver-coloured below flowers  are white and small on light orange branches fruit: globose and half an 25 cm in diameter

Ornamental Palm. In the West Indies, it is used for making baskets, hats and other crafts.

Coccothrinax proctorii  Read

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Texture: Calcareous
Fertility: High
Drainage: Moderately well drained
Salinity: Intermediated
Water Sources: Moderate Water
Climates: Subtropics
Lights: Full sun
Propagation: Seeds
Flowering time: Late spring
Zone: 10A : 10B : 11
pH range: 7.0
Status: Common
Life span: Perennial
Habits: Palm
Sample Type: Introduced - cultivated
Collecting Sources: Botanical garden
Plant Uses: Ornamental
Plant Populations density: Cultivated
Vegetation types: Cultivation
pH: Neutral

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