Coccothrinax litoralis in habitat on Cayo Guillermo, Cuba. Thanks to Duanny Suarez, our guide.

In Matanzas province between the towns of Cardenas and Horacio Rodriguez lies a Serpentine Savanna that is home to two rare native palms of Cuba: Copernicia glabrescens var. ramosissima and Coccothrinax miraguama var. roseocarpa. The Coccothrinax miraguama var. roseocarpa grow allover the area whilst the Copernicia glabrescens var. ramosissima are mostly restricted to the lowest, wettest areas.

"Hemithrinax ekmaniana", probably one of the rarest palms on the planet, only grows on 3 small hills known as "Mogotes de Jumagua" in Villa Clara Province, Cuba. The palms were rediscovered by a group of Cuban Botanists in 1978.

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