Scientific or common name:

Copernicia prunifera (Mill.) H.E. Moore

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ARECACEAE - Palm family (Angiosperms - Flowering plants)

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Taxon Page:

Name: Copernicia prunifera (Mill.) H.E. Moore
Rank: species

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Common names

U.S. name: Carnauba wax palm
English name: carnauba palm
English name: carnauba-wax palm
French name: caranda
German name: Karnaubapalme

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Grown habit:
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Synonyms:
= Copernicia cerifera (Arruda) Mart.

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TAXONOMY

Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
Superdivision: Spermatophyta
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Subclass: Arecidae
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Copernicia
Species:

1) Copernicia alba Morong ex Morong & Britton 2) Copernicia australis Becc. 3) Copernicia cerifera (Arruda) Mart. 4) Copernicia prunifera (Mill.) H.E. Moore

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Kingdoms
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1) Fungi 2) Plantae

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Divisions
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1) Anthocerotophyta (Hornworts) 2) Bryophyta (Mosses) 3) Chlorophyta (Green algae) 4) Coniferophyta (Conifers) 5) Cycadophyta (Cycads) 6) Equisetophyta (Horsetails) 7) Ginkgophyta (Ginkgo) 8) Gnetophyta (Gnetophytes) 9) Hepaticophyta (Liverworts) 10) Lycopodiophyta (Lycopods) 11) Magnoliophyta (Flowering plants) 12) Psilophyta (Whisk-ferns) 13) Pteridophyta (Ferns)

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Classes
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1) Liliopsida (Monocotyledons) 2) Magnoliopsida (Dicotyledons)

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Families
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1) Acoraceae (Calamus family) 2) Agavaceae (Century-plant family) 3) Alismataceae (Water-plantain family) 4) Aloaceae (Aloe family) 5) Amaryllidaceae (Amaryllis family.) 6) Aponogetonaceae (Cape-pondweed family) 7) Araceae (Arum family) 8) Arecaceae (Palm family) 9) Asparagaceae (Asparagus family) 10) Asphodelaceae (Asphodel family) 11) Bromeliaceae (Bromeliad family) 12) Burmanniaceae (Burmannia family) 13) Butomaceae (Flowering Rush family) 14) Cannaceae (Canna family) 15) Colchicaceae 16) Commelinaceae (Spiderwort family) 17) Costaceae (Costus family) 18) Cyclanthaceae (Panama Hat family) 19) Cymodoceaceae (Manatee-grass family) 20) Cyperaceae (Sedge family) 21) Dioscoreaceae (Yam family) 22) Eriocaulaceae (Pipewort family) 23) Flagellariaceae (Flagellaria family) 24) Haemodoraceae (Bloodwort family) 25) Hanguanaceae (Hanguana family) 26) Heliconiaceae (Heliconia family) 27) Hydrocharitaceae (Tape-grass family) 28) Iridaceae (Iris family) 29) Joinvilleaceae (Joinvillea family) 30) Juncaceae (Rush family) 31) Juncaginaceae (Arrow-grass family) 32) Lemnaceae (Duckweed family) 33) Liliaceae (Lily family) 34) Limnocharitaceae (Water-poppy family) 35) Marantaceae (Prayer-Plant family) 36) Mayacaceae (Mayaca family) 37) Melanthiaceae (Bunchflower family) 38) Musaceae (Banana family) 39) Najadaceae (Water-nymph family) 40) Orchidaceae (Orchid family) 41) Pandanaceae (Screw-pine family) 42) Philydraceae (Philydraceae family) 43) Poaceae (Grass family) 44) Pontederiaceae (Water-Hyacinth family) 45) Posidoniaceae (Posidonia family) 46) Potamogetonaceae (Pondweed family) 47) Ruppiaceae (Ditch-grass family) 48) Scheuchzeriaceae (Scheuchzeria family) 49) Smilacaceae (Catbrier family) 50) Stemonaceae (Stemona family) 51) Strelitziaceae (Bird of Paradise Flower fam) 52) Taccaceae (Tacca family) 53) Tofieldiaceae (Tofieldia family) 54) Triuridaceae (Triurus family) 55) Typhaceae (Cat-tail family) 56) Xyridaceae (Yellow-eyed Grass family) 57) Zingiberaceae (Ginger family) 58) Zosteraceae (Eel-grass family)

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Genera (Arecaceae)
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1) Acoelorrhaphe (palm) 2) Acrocomia 3) Aeria (gaussia) 4) Aiphanes 5) Archontophoenix 6) Areca (areca palm) 7) Arecastrum (arecastrum palm) 8) Arenga (arenga palm) 9) Attalea (attalea palm) 10) Bactris (bactris palm) 11) Borassus (borassus palm) 12) Brahea (serenoa) 13) Butia 14) Calamus 15) Calyptrogyne (manac) 16) Calyptronoma (manac) 17) Caryota (fishtail palm) 18) Ceroxylon (ceroxylon palm) 19) Chamaedorea 20) Chamaephoenix (pseudophoenix) 21) Chamaerops (fan palm) 22) Chrysalidocarpus (butterfly palm) 23) Coccothrinax (silver palm) 24) Cocos (coconut palm) 25) Coelococcus (metroxylon) 26) Copernicia 27) Corozo (oil palm) 28) Corypha (palmetto) 29) Curima (aiphanes) 30) Dypsis (butterfly palm) 31) Elaeis (oil palm) 32) Eremospatha (palm) 33) Eugeissona 34) Euterpe (palm) 35) Gaussia 36) Guilielma (bactris palm) 37) Heterospathe 38) Howeia 39) Hyphaene 40) Inodes (palmetto) 41) Jubaea 42) Leopoldinia 43) Linospadix 44) Livistona 45) Lodoicea 46) Mauritia 47) Metroxylon 48) Neowashingtonia (fan palm) 49) Nypa 50) Orbignya 51) Palma (royal palm) 52) Paurotis (palm) 53) Phoenix (date palm) 54) Phytelephas (nut palm) 55) Pinanga 56) Prestoea 57) Pritchardia 58) Pseudophoenix 59) Ptychosperma 60) Raphia (raffia palm) 61) Rhapidophyllum 62) Roystonea (royal palm) 63) Sabal (palmetto) 64) Salacca 65) Sargentia (pseudophoenix) 66) Saribus (livistona) 67) Serenoa 68) Simpsonia (thatch palm) 69) Syagrus 70) Thrinax (thatch palm) 71) Thrincoma (silver palm) 72) Trachycarpus (Chinese windmill palm) 73) Washingtonia (fan palm)

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Common names (Copernicia)
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1) Carnauba wax palm (Copernicia prunifera) 2) Copernicia (Copernicia alba)

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More species:
1) Coprosma ernodeoides A. Gray [552]
2) Coprosma fauriei Levl. [91]
3) Coprosma fauriei Levl. var. lanaiensis W.R.B. Oliv. [144]
4) Coprosma foliosa A. Gray [490]
5) Coprosma longifolia A. Gray [419]
6) Coprosma montana Hillebr. var. orbicularis W.R.B. Oliv. [135]
7) Coprosma repens A. Rich. [1160]
8) Coptidium lapponicum (L.) Gandog. [159]
9) Corallorhiza bigelovii S. Watson [124]
10) Corallorhiza striata Lindl. var. flavida Todsen & Todsen [144]

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