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]
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| Acrocomia aculeata | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Arecales |
| Family: | Arecaceae |
| Subfamily: | Arecoideae |
| Tribe: | Cocoseae |
| Genus: | Acrocomia Mart. |
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Description
editAcrocomia 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 flowers are unisexual; female flowers are born near the base of the inflorescence, while male flowers are borne towards the tips. Fruits are large, single-seeded, and vary in colour from yellow, to orange, to brown.[3]
Acrocomia is considered to be at an early phase of development as an alternative and multipurpose crop.[4]
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Species
edit- 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 mexicana Karw. ex Mart. - Yucatán, Mexico [5]
- Acrocomia totai Mart.[6] - Bolivia, Paraguay, northern Argentina, southern Brazil
References
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Media related to Acrocomia at Wikimedia Commons
- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Govaerts, R. & Dransfield, J. (2005). World Checklist of Palms: 1-223. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Ricardo Vargas‑Carpintero, Thomas Hilger, Johannes Mössinger, Roney Fraga Souza, Juan Carlos Barroso Armas, Karen Tiede andIris Lewandowski Acrocomia spp.: neglected crop, ballyhooed multipurpose palm or fit for the bioeconomy? A review, Agronomy for Sustainable Development(2021) 41:75 https://doi.org/10.1007/s13593-021-00729-5
- ^ Flores-Johnson, E.A. (2018-06-25). "Microstructure and mechanical properties of hard Acrocomia mexicana fruit shel". Scientific Reports. 8 (1): 9668. Bibcode:2018NatSR...8.9668F. doi:10.1038/s41598-018-27282-8. PMC 6018112. PMID 29941916.
- ^ Canteiro, C. (2021). "Acrocomia totai". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T111452251A161420865. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T111452251A161420865.en. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
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