Gaussia gomez-pompae is a palm which is endemic to Mexico.[1] The species grows on steep rocky limestone slopes in Oaxaca, Tabasco and Veracruz states in Mexico.[2]
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.[2]
The species is classified as vulnerable, and is threatened by habitat destruction and degradation.
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