Calyptronoma occidentalis

Calyptronoma occidentalis is a species of palm which is native to Cuba and Jamaica.^[1] 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.^[2]

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[1]
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

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