Trithrinax brasiliensis

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Cladus: Commelinids
Ordo: Arecales

Familia: Arecaceae
Subfamilia: Coryphoideae
Tribus: Cryosophileae
Genus: Trithrinax
Species: Trithrinax brasiliensis
Varietas: T. b. var. acanthocoma – T. b. var. brasiliensis
Name

Trithrinax brasiliensis Mart., Hist. Nat. Palm. 2: 150 (1837).
Synonyms

Homotypic
Thrinax brasiliensis (Mart.) Mart., Hist. Nat. Palm. 3: 320 (1853).

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America
Brazil South; Paraguay; Uruguay

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References

Martius, C.F.P. von , 1837. Historia Naturalis Palmarum 2:150.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Trithrinax brasiliensis in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 Dec. 19. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2018. Trithrinax brasiliensis. Published online. Accessed: Dec. 19 2018.
The Plant List 2013. Trithrinax brasiliensis in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 Dec. 19.
Tropicos.org 2018. Trithrinax brasiliensis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 Dec. 19.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Trithrinax brasiliensis in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names
English: Brazilian needle palm

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]
References

Noblick, L. (1998). "Trithrinax brasiliensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T38710A10144208. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T38710A10144208.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
Reitz, R. 1959. Os nomes populares das plantas de Santa Catarina. Sellowia, Itajaí, 11:11:9-137.
Sühs, R.B. & Putzke, J. 2010. Nota sobre a ocorrência de uma população de Trithrinax brasiliensis Martius(Arecaceae) no Vale do Rio Pardo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil. Pesquisas, Botânica 61:330-332 São Leopoldo: Instituto Anchietano de Pesquisas. (http://www.anchietano.unisinos.br/publicacoes/botanica/botanica61/15.pdf)
Backes, P.; Irgang, B. 2004. Mata atlântica: as árvores e a paisagem. Porto Alegre: Paisagem do Sul.
Reitz, R. & Klein, R.M. 1974. Flora ilustrada catarinense. Palm: Palmeiras, Herbário Barbosa Rodriguez, Itajaí (SC), 9-15.
Coimbra Sanz, Germán (2014). Diccionario enciclopédico cruceño. Santa Cruz: Gobierno Municipal de Santa Cruz de la Sierra. p. 391.
Posiva Parapaino, Marcelino (2013). Diccionario de lenguas: Español - Bésɨro, Bésɨro - Español. Santa Cruz: Ottonello. p. 42.
Rio Grande do Sul. 2003. Decreto nº 42.009, de 1º de janeiro de 2003. Lista final das espécies ameaçadas da flora do estado do Rio Grande do Sul. Disponível em "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-03-11. Retrieved 2007-03-11. Acessado em 20.06.11.