Coccothrinax pauciramosa

Coccothrinax pauciramosa, the yuraguana or yuraguana vestida,^[2] is a palm which is endemic to Cuba.^[3] Like other members of the genus, C. pauciramosa is a fan palm. Trees are single-stemmed, between 2 and 5 metres tall (occasionally up 15 m tall) with stems 4 to 8 centimetres in diameter (occasionally up to 20 cm in diameter). The fruit is purple-black, 0.7–1.2 cm in diameter.^[2]

Coccothrinax pauciramosa
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 2.3)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Arecales
Family:	Arecaceae
Genus:	Coccothrinax
Species:	C. pauciramosa
Binomial name
Coccothrinax pauciramosa Burret
Synonyms
Coccothrinax muricata var. savannarum León Coccothrinax muricata subsp. savannarum (León) Borhidi & O.Muñiz Coccothrinax savannarum (León) Borhidi & O.Muñiz

The species found in Camagüey, Holguín and Oriente provinces in eastern Cuba on limestone hills and serpentine savannas.^[2] It is classified as Vulnerable due to its small population and fragmented distribution.^[1]