1131. <i>Copernicia macroglossa</i> Schaedtler

Summary Copernicia macroglossa Schaedtler, the CUBAN PETTICOAT PALM, is endemic to the lowlands of Cuba, and is one of the palms from this island most attractive to tropical gardens. Here, the species is illustrated from individuals cultivated at Montgomery Botanical Center (city of Coral Gables, Florida) and Florida International University (Miami‐Dade, Florida). We neotypify this name, review its conservation status, and construct maps with current distribution and a potential geographical range based on models. Its botanical illustration history is reviewed and photographs of the species in habitat and in botanic gardens are included, as well as anatomical images and descriptions of leaf‐segment sections.