86 SILVA OF NORTH AMERICA. PALMA. 
the Bahamas, San Domingo, and Cuba, where there appear also to be other little known or undescribed 
species. 
The stems of Coccothrinax are used for wharf-piles and the sides of turtle crawls, and the tough 
coriaceous leaves are made into hats, baskets, and coarse ropes, and are used for the thatch of 
buildings. 
The generic name from xéxxos and Thrinax is in allusion to the berry-like fruit. 
