Acrocomia aculeata
Layer: Tall trees
USDA Hardiness Zone: 10 - 12
Edible: Yes
Edible parts: Apical bud, Fruit, Inner bark, Leaves, Root, Seed
Edible uses: Oil
Light requirement: Full sun
Water requirement: Dry, Moist
Soil texture preferences: Light sandy, Medium, Heavy clay
Utilities: Oil
Native To: Belize, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Suriname, Trinidad-tobago, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is.
Introduced To: Belize, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Suriname, Trinidad-tobago, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is.
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- Alternate name
- Macaw palm, acrocome, amankayo, bacaiuva, coco-baboso, corojo, corozo, coyol baboso, coyoli palm, coyolipalme, gouglou, glouglou, macacauba, macajuba, macauba palm, macauva, map, mbocaya, mucaia, mucaja, mucajuba, mucuja palm, paraguay palm, suppa palm, totai, tucuma, ya cul
- Family
- Arecaceae
- Growth
- Fast
- Height
- 15.0
- Plants for a future
- https://pfaf.org/User/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Acrocomia aculeata
- Plants of the world online
- https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:663914-1
- Wikipedia
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acrocomia_aculeata
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