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Trithrinax dominicana

Taxonomy
Trithrinax dominicana was named by Poinar (2002). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type specimen is Sd-9–159 A (Dominican amber) , a flower (Flower), and it is an inclusion in amber.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Trithrinax dominicana Poinar p. 58 figs. 1-1

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RankNameAuthor
genusTrithrinaxMartius 1837
RankNameAuthor
speciesdominicana

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Trithrinax dominicana Poinar 2002
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
G. Poinar 2002Flowers perfect, calyx of three short, broad sepals, connate only at the extreme base, their apices irregu- lar, broadly ovate to nearly truncate; petals 3, slightly more than three times the length of the sepals, ovate, imbricate, fleshy, broadly acute, hairy, especially near the tip and along the edges; stamens 6, exserted, 1.8–2.0 times the length of the petals, filaments broad at base, narrowing at the tip, upper 15–20% of fila- ment appears different in texture from lower portion and often bent inwards toward the centre of the flower; anthers linear, oblong, versatile, latrose; pollen not observed; carpels 3, closely appressed with short to medium erect or slightly recurved adjacent styles; apical stigma (some flowers had very minute carpels indicating either an abortive state or retarded develo- pment of the gynoecium).
Quantitative measurements: mean with range: (all measurements in millimetres). N = number of observations. Length sepals (N = 8) 0.53 (0.41–0.65); greatest width of sepals (N = 9) 0.47 (0.26–0.59); length petals (N = 6) 1.76 (1.17–2.28); greatest width petals (N = 5) 0.79 (0.71–0.88); length stamen fila- ment (N = 8) 3.2 (2.7–4.1); greatest width stamen filament (N = 4) 0.54 (0.47–0.59); length anther (N = 7) 0.50 (0.41–0.71); width anther (N = 8) 0.33 (0.24–0.50).