Taxon: Coccothrinax barbadensis (Lodd. ex Mart.) Becc.

Summary

Genus:

Coccothrinax

Family:

Arecaceae (alt. Palmae)

Subfamily:

Coryphoideae

Tribe:

Cryosophileae

Nomen number:

10998

Place of publication:

Webbia 2:328. 1907

Verified:

04/08/2011 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

4 (1 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym
Thrinax barbadensis Lodd. ex Mart.

No images

Conservation Status

Reference(s)

Glassman, S. F. 1972. A revision of B. E. Dahlgren's Index of American palms. Phanerog. Monogr. 6:1-294.
Gooding, E. G. et al. 1965. Flora of Barbados.
Govaerts, R. & J. Dransfield. 2005. World checklist of palms.
Henderson, A. et al. 1995. Field guide to the palms of the Americas
Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
Moore, H. E., Jr. 1963. An annotated checklist of cultivated palms. Principes 7:138.
Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
The University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus, Barbados. Plants of the East Caribbean online database (on-line resource).

Common names

Language	Name	Alternate name	note	seq	Citation
English	silver thatch			1	Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
English	thatch palm			1	The University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus, Barbados. Plants of the East Caribbean online database (on-line resource).

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Reference
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Antigua and Barbuda		Henderson, A. et al. 1995. Field guide to the palms of the Americas
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Barbados		Henderson, A. et al. 1995. Field guide to the palms of the Americas
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Dominica		Henderson, A. et al. 1995. Field guide to the palms of the Americas
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Guadeloupe		Henderson, A. et al. 1995. Field guide to the palms of the Americas
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Martinique		Henderson, A. et al. 1995. Field guide to the palms of the Americas
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	St. Lucia		Henderson, A. et al. 1995. Field guide to the palms of the Americas
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Trinidad and Tobago		Henderson, A. et al. 1995. Field guide to the palms of the Americas
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	United States	Puerto Rico	Henderson, A. et al. 1995. Field guide to the palms of the Americas
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	United States	Virgin Islands, U.S.	Henderson, A. et al. 1995. Field guide to the palms of the Americas
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Virgin Islands (British)		Henderson, A. et al. 1995. Field guide to the palms of the Americas
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Venezuela	Nueva Esparta	Henderson, A. et al. 1995. Field guide to the palms of the Americas

Native
Southern America

CARIBBEAN: Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, Guadeloupe, St. Lucia, Martinique, Trinidad and Tobago, United States [Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, U.S.], Virgin Islands (British)
NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Venezuela [Nueva Esparta]

Reference(s)

Henderson, A. et al. 1995. Field guide to the palms of the Americas

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=10998. Accessed 15 April 2026.