Colpothrinax wrightii, the palma barrigona, is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae.
It is endemic to Cuba.
Description
The trunk grows between 6 to 15 meters tall, with a swollen midsection reaching up to 50 cm in diameter. Young trunks are covered in fibrous leaf sheaths, while mature trunks are smooth and bare. The crown holds 10 to 20 large, fan-shaped leaves with petioles around 1 to 1.5 meters long. The inflorescence extends up to 1.5 meters, with creamy yellow branches that turn orange as the fruit develops. Flowers are small, yellow, and arranged in clusters. The fruit is round, 1.1 to 1.6 cm in diameter, containing a single seed about 1 cm across.
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