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Thrinax radiata ?

Thrinax radiata Lodd. ex Schult. & Schult.f., Syst. Veg. 7(2): 1301 (1830) (syn: Coccothrinax martii (Griseb.) Becc. ; Coccothrinax radiata (Lodd. ex Schult. & Schult.f.) Sarg. ex K.Schum.; Porothrinax pumilio H.Wendl. ex Griseb. ; Thrinax aurata Kunth ; Thrinax elegans Schult. & Schult.f. ; Thrinax elegantissima Hook.f. ; Thrinax ferruginea Lodd. ex Mart. ; Thrinax floridana Sarg. ; Thrinax gracilis Schult. & Schult.f. ; Thrinax maritima Lodd. ex Mart. ; Thrinax martii Griseb. ; Thrinax mexicana Lodd. ex Mart. ; Thrinax montana Lodd. ex Mart. ; Thrinax pumilio Lodd. ex Schult. & Schult.f. ; Thrinax wendlandiana Becc.);
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S. Florida, SE. Mexico to Nicaragua, N. Caribbean: Bahamas, Belize, Cayman Is., Cuba, Dominican Republic, Florida, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico Southeast, Nicaragua; Introduced into: Trinidad-Tobago as per POWO;
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Posting pics of this Palm.
In the 2nd pic the fruit can be seen faintly on the left of the palm.
Better pics – of inflorescence & the palm – appear here: Flowers of India

I think similar Palms has been identified as Thrinax parviflora Sw. in the postings byRaman Arunachalam& Alka Khare (Validation by Andrew Henderson)
Are both same or different & are both being cultivated in India ?

T. parviflora has been mentioned in Floriculture in India – Page 314 as:
… T. parviflora. Another beautiful species which is a native of Jamaica, Cuba, and Florida. The petiole is reddish at the base. The leaves are 90 to 120 cm across, having …
But I did not find any such mention of Thrinax radiata in any India books on google search.

Thrinax radiata Lodd. ex Schult. & Schult. ??

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Updated on July 27, 2025

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