Gaussia (plant)

Gaussia is a genus in the palm family, native to Mexico, Central America and the Greater Antilles. They are solitary, unarmed, and have pinnately compound leaves. The trees have enlarged bases and prop-roots.
There are five species in the genus—"G. attenuata" which is found in the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico, "G. gomez-pompae" which is found in the Mexican states of Chiapas, Oaxaca and Veracruz, "G. maya" which is found in Mexico, Belize and Guatemala, "G. princeps" which is found in western Cuba, and "G. spirituana" which is found in the Sierra de Jatibonico in east-central Cuba.