A Caribbean palm that is well-known and widely grown in South Florida, the Keys thatch palm, is no longer what it was: Thrinax morrisii.
Instead, the palm turns out to be a different genus, say genetic detectives Scott Zona of Florida International University and Carl Lewis at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden. The scientists established the new genus Leucothrinax, with the thatch palm the single species. Its new identity: Leucothrinax morrisii.
http://www.miamiherald.com/living/home/story/641612.html
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So you can see, it's time to update your price lists! I wonder how long it will take for this information to reach the nurseries?
It's fun to stay on top of things :)
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