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A conservation framework for the critically endangered endemic species of the Caribbean palm Coccothrinax
Jestrow, Brett; Peguero, Brígido; Jiménez, Francisco; Verecia, Raúl; González-Oliva, Lisbet; Moya, Celio E.; Cinea, William; Griffith, M. Patrick; Meerow, Alan W.; Maunder, Mike; Francisco-Ortega, Javier (2018)With 30 threatened species (14 categorized as Critically Endangered and 16 as Endangered, sensu IUCN), Coccothrinax (c. 54 species) is the flagship palm genus for conservation in the Caribbean Island Biodiversity Hotspot. ... -
Genetic diversity and differentiation of Pseudophoenix (Arecaceae) in Hispaniola
Rodríguez-Peña, Rosa A.; Jestrow, Brett; Meerow, Alan W.; Clase, Teodoro; Jiménez-Rodríguez, Francisco; Griffith, M. Patrick; Santiago-Valentín, Eugenio; Sustache-Sustache, José A.; Francisco-Ortega, Javier (2014)Pseudophoenix ekmanii, P. lediniana and P. vinifera (Arecaceae) are endemic to Hispaniola. The more wide-ranging P. sargentii also occurs on the island. Population genetic diversity and structure of Pseudophoenix was ... -
Genetic diversity and differentiation of the critically endangered Hispaniolan palm Coccothrinax jimenezii M.M. Mejía & R.G. García based on novel SSR markers
Jestrow, Brett; Peguero, Brígido; Jiménez, Francisco; Cinea, William; Hass, Michael; Reeve, Andrew; Meerow, Alan W.; Griffith, M. Patrick; Maunder, Michael; Francisco-Ortega, Javier (2016)Coccothrinax jimenezii M.M. Mejía & R.G. García is a Critically Endangered palm species restricted to Haiti (one population near the city of Gonaïves with 43 individuals) and the Dominican Republic (one population on the ... -
Sweet drinks are made of this : conservation genetics of an endemic palm species from the Dominican Republic
Namoff, Sandra; Veloz, Alberto; Jiménez, Francisco; Rodríguez-Peña, Rosa A.; Peguero, Brígido; Lewis, Carl; Moynihan, Jeremy; Abdo, Melissa; Maunder, Mike; von Wettberg, Eric; Meerow, Alan W.; Griffith, M. Patrick; Francisco-Ortega, Javier (2011)Pseudophoenix ekmanii is a threatened palm species endemic to the Dominican Republic. Sap from trees is extracted to make a local drink; once they are tapped the individual usually dies. Plants are also illegally harvested ...