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Gaussia gomez-pompae
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Conservation status
Scientific classification
Genus:
Gaussia
Species:
gomez-pompae
Synonyms

Opsiandra gomez-pompae H.J.Quero

Gaussia gomez-pompae is a palm which is endemic to Mexico. The species grows on steep rocky limestone slopes in Oaxaca, Tabasco and Veracruz states in Mexico.

Description

Gaussia gomez-pompae are 10 to 14 metres tall. Stems are 30 centimetres in diameter. Trees have up to ten pinnately compound leaves. Fruit are orange-red, 1.5 to 1.6 cm in diameter.

The species is classified as vulnerable, and is threatened by habitat destruction and degradation.

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