Subfamily Arecoideae Scientific name Acrocomia Rank Genus | Tribe Cocoseae Higher classification Cocoseae | |
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Lower classifications Acrocomia aculeata, Acrocomia media, Acrocomia hassleri | ||
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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.
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Acrocomia garden plants
Description
Acrocomia is a genus of spiny, pinnate-leaved palms which range from large trees to small palms with short, subterranean stems.
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.
Species
- Acrocomia aculeata (Jacq.) Lodd. ex R.Keith - Mexico, Central America, West Indies, northern South America
- Acrocomia crispa (Kunth) C. Baker ex. Becc. - Cuba
- Acrocomia emensis (Toledo) Lorenzi - Brazil
- Acrocomia glaucescens Lorenzi - Brazil
- Acrocomia hassleri (Barb.Rodr.) W.J.Hahn - Mato Grosso do Sul, Paraguay
- Acrocomia intumescens Drude - Brazil
- Acrocomia media O.F.Cook - Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands
- Acrocomia aculeata ssp. totai Mart. - Bolivia, Paraguay, northern Argentina, southern Brazil
References
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