THRINAX

'''Thrinax''' is a genus in the palm family, native to the wider Caribbean. It is closely related to the genera ''Coccothrinax'', ''Hemithrinax'' and ''Zombia''. Field Guide to the Palms of the Americas, , Andrew, Henderson, Princeton University Press, 1995, ISBN 0-691-08537-4 Flowers are small and bisexual, and are borne on small stalks.
''Thrinax'' consists of of five species. Three of them are single-island endemics - ''Thrinax ekmaniana'' is endemic to Mogotes de Jumagua, Cuba while ''Thrinax excelsa'' and ''Thrinax parviflora'' are endemic to Jamaica. ''Thrinax morrisii'' is found in the Greater and Lesser Antilles, the Bahamas and the Florida Keys. The fifth species, ''Thrinax radiata'', is more widespread - it is present in the in the Greater Antilles, the Bahamas, south Florida, Mexico and Central America.

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