Bactris cubensis
Encyclopedia
Bactris cubensis is a species of palm
endemic
to the Nipe-Baracoa Massif and eastern Sierra Maestra
in eastern Cuba
at elevations between 40 and 700 metres above sea level
. B. cubensis trees grow 2.7 to 6.4 m tall in clumps of 6 to 12 stems.
According to Salzman and Judd, B. cubensis forms a clade
with B. plumeriana
and B. jamaicana
, the other Greater Antillean
Bactris species.
Arecaceae
Arecaceae or Palmae , are a family of flowering plants, the only family in the monocot order Arecales. There are roughly 202 currently known genera with around 2600 species, most of which are restricted to tropical, subtropical, and warm temperate climates...
endemic
Endemic (ecology)
Endemism is the ecological state of being unique to a defined geographic location, such as an island, nation or other defined zone, or habitat type; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsewhere. For example, all species of lemur are endemic to the...
to the Nipe-Baracoa Massif and eastern Sierra Maestra
Sierra Maestra
Sierra Maestra is a mountain range that runs westward across the south of the old Oriente Province from what is now Guantánamo Province to Niquero in southeast Cuba, rising abruptly from the coast. Some view it as a series of connecting ranges , which joins with others extending to the west...
in eastern Cuba
Cuba
The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
at elevations between 40 and 700 metres above sea level
Sea level
Mean sea level is a measure of the average height of the ocean's surface ; used as a standard in reckoning land elevation...
. B. cubensis trees grow 2.7 to 6.4 m tall in clumps of 6 to 12 stems.
According to Salzman and Judd, B. cubensis forms a clade
Clade
A clade is a group consisting of a species and all its descendants. In the terms of biological systematics, a clade is a single "branch" on the "tree of life". The idea that such a "natural group" of organisms should be grouped together and given a taxonomic name is central to biological...
with B. plumeriana
Bactris plumeriana
Bactris plumeriana is a species of palm endemic to Hispaniola.According to Salzman and Judd B. plumeriana forms a clade with B. cubensis and B. jamaicana, the other Greater Antillean Bactris species.-References:...
and B. jamaicana
Bactris jamaicana
Bactris jamaicana is a species of palm endemic to Jamaica.According to Salzman and Judd B. jamaicana forms a clade with B. plumeriana and B. cubensis, the other Greater Antillean Bactris species....
, the other Greater Antillean
Greater Antilles
The Greater Antilles are one of three island groups in the Caribbean. Comprising Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola , and Puerto Rico, the Greater Antilles constitute almost 90% of the land mass of the entire West Indies.-Greater Antilles in context :The islands of the Caribbean Sea, collectively known as...
Bactris species.