Calyptronoma occidentalis

Calyptronoma occidentalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Arecales
Family:	Arecaceae
Genus:	Calyptronoma
Species:	C. occidentalis
Binomial name
Calyptronoma occidentalis (Sw.) H.E.Moore
Synonyms[1]
Elaeis occidentalis Sw. Calyptronoma swartzii Griseb., nom. illeg. Geonoma swartzii Griseb., nom. illeg. Calyptrogyne swartzii Hook.f. Calyptrogyne occidentalis (Sw.) M.Gómez Calyptrogyne victorinii León

Calyptronoma occidentalis is a species of palm which is native to Cuba and Jamaica.^[1] C. occidentalis is pinnately compound leaved, with stems that grow singly and reach heights of 7–12 m and 17–20 cm in diameter. It grows in waterlogged areas near the banks of streams, up to an elevation of 800 m above sea level.^[2]

The species was first described by Swedish botanist Olof Swartz in 1797 in his Flora Indiae Occidentalis.