Trithrinax brasiliensis
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| Trithrinax brasiliensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Arecales |
| Family: | Arecaceae |
| Genus: | Trithrinax |
| Species: | T. brasiliensis |
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| Trithrinax brasiliensis | |
Trithrinax brasiliensis is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. It is known as carandá, burití [2] or leque.[3] It is considered a rare and endemic species in southern Brazil.[4] It occurs in Argentina, southern Brazil,[5] and eastern Bolivia, where it is popularly known to Spanish speakers as saó[6] or saocito and to speakers of Chiquitano as baixhíxh.[7] Nowadays it is considered a threatened species belonging to the category "In Danger" in the List of Threatened species of Rio Grande do Sul state, southern Brazil.[8]
