Gaussia princeps, commonly known as palma de sierra,[1] is a palm which is endemic to Cuba.

[2] The species grows on steep-sided limestone hills (known as mogotes) in Pinar del Río Province in western Cuba.

[1] Gaussia princeps trees are 8 metres (or more) tall with whitish stems which are swollen at the base and tapering above.

Fruit is orange-red, 1 cm long and 7 millimetres in diameter, with one to three seeds.

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