Gaussia gomez-pompae
| Gaussia gomez-pompae | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| (unranked): | Commelinids |
| Order: | Arecales |
| Family: | Arecaceae |
| Genus: | Gaussia |
| Species: | G. gomez-pompae |
| Binomial name | |
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Gaussia gomez-pompae (H.J.Quero) H.J.Quero |
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| Synonyms | |
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Opsiandra gomez-pompae H.J.Quero |
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Opsiandra gomez-pompae H.J.Quero
Gaussia gomez-pompae is a palm which is endemic to Mexico. The species grows on steep rocky limestone slopes in Oaxaca, Tabasco and Veracruz states in Mexico.
Gaussia gomez-pompae are 10 to 14 metres tall. Stems are 30 centimetres in diameter. Trees have up to ten pinnately compound leaves. Fruit are orange-red, 1.5 to 1.6 cm in diameter.
The species is classified as vulnerable, and is threatened by habitat destruction and degradation.
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