Copernicia berteroana (dyaré, yarey)[1] is a palm which is endemic to Hispaniola;[2] it is also reported from Curaçao and Venezuela, but it is probably naturalized there.[1]
Like other members of this genus, C. berteroana is a fan palm. Trees are 4 to 5 metres tall with stems 20 centimetres in diameter. The fruit is black, 2 centimetres long and 1.8 cm in diameter.[1] The leaves are used for thatch.[1]
Copernicia berteroana is found in flat regions with low rainfall. In Haiti it is threatened by habitat destruction.[1]
. Andrew Henderson (botanist) . Gloria Galeano . Rodrigo Bernal . Rodrigo Bernal. Field Guide to the Palms of the Americas . 1995 . Princeton University Press . Princeton, New Jersey. 978-0-691-08537-1 . Gloria Galeano .
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