Trithrinax brasiliensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Monocots |
(unranked): | Commelinids |
Order: | Arecales |
Family: | Arecaceae |
Genus: | Trithrinax |
Species: | T. brasiliensis |
Binomial name | |
Trithrinax brasiliensis Mart. |
Trithrinax brasiliensis is a species of flowering plant in the Arecaceae family. It is known as "carandá", "burití" or "leque". It is considered a rare and endemic species in southern Brazil, occurs in Argentina and southern Brazil. 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.