''Coccothrinax scoparia'' is a palm which is endemic to

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. Henderson and colleagues (1995) considered ''C. scoparia'' to be a

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of ''

Coccothrinax miraguama ''Coccothrinax miraguama'' is a Arecaceae, palm which is endemic (ecology), endemic to Cuba. Three subspecies are recognised: ''C. miraguama'' subsp. ''havanensis'', ''C. miraguama'' subsp. ''miraguama'', and ''C. miraguama'' subs ...

''.

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scoparia Trees of Haiti Trees of the Dominican Republic Plants described in 1908 Taxa named by Odoardo Beccari {{tree-stub