Colpothrinax

plant genus

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In palm: Characteristic morphological features
…swellings or “bellies” such as Colpothrinax, it is due to an increase in number or size of internal cells and not to new cell production at a cambium, or growing, layer. The cortex, or “bark,” may be smooth or rough, and it is sometimes fiercely armed with spines or covered…
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