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* ''[[Acrocomia intumescens]]'' <small>Drude</small> - Brazil
* ''[[Acrocomia intumescens]]'' <small>Drude</small> - Brazil
* ''[[Acrocomia media]]'' <small>[[Orator F. Cook|O.F.Cook]]</small> - Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands
* ''[[Acrocomia media]]'' <small>[[Orator F. Cook|O.F.Cook]]</small> - Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands
* ''[[Acrocomia mexicana]]'' <small>Karw. ex Mart.</small> - Yucatan, Mexico <ref name="Flores">{{cite journal |last1=Flores-Johnson |first1=E.A. |title=Microstructure and mechanical properties of hard Acrocomia mexicana fruit shel |journal=Scientific Reports |date=2018-06-25 |volume=8 |page=9668 |doi=10.1038/s41598-018-27282-8 |url=https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-018-27282-8 |accessdate=2020-05-30}}</ref>


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Revision as of 16:51, 30 May 2020

Acrocomia
Acrocomia aculeata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Subfamily: Arecoideae
Tribe: Cocoseae
Genus: Acrocomia
Mart.
Synonyms[1]
  • Gastrococos Morales
  • Acanthococos Barb.Rodr.

Acrocomia is a genus of palms which is native to the Neotropics, ranging from Mexico in the north, through Central America and the Caribbean, and through South America south to Argentina.[1][2]

Description

Acrocomia is a genus of spiny, pinnate-leaved palms which range from large trees to small palms with short, subterranean stems.[3]

The species bears branched inflorescences which are located among the leaves. The unisexual flowers; female flowers are born near the base of the inflorescence, while male flowers are borne towards the tips. Fruit are large, single-seeded, and vary in colour from yellow, to orange, to brown.[3]

Acrocomia aculeata immature fruits.

Species

References

  • Media related to Acrocomia at Wikimedia Commons
  1. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ Govaerts, R. & Dransfield, J. (2005). World Checklist of Palms: 1-223. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  3. ^ a b Henderson, Andrew; Gloria Galeano; Rodrigo Bernal (1995). Field Guide to the Palms of the Americas. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press. pp. 45–50. ISBN 0-691-08537-4.
  4. ^ Flores-Johnson, E.A. (2018-06-25). "Microstructure and mechanical properties of hard Acrocomia mexicana fruit shel". Scientific Reports. 8: 9668. doi:10.1038/s41598-018-27282-8. Retrieved 2020-05-30.