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Acrocomia
''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 Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of South America. It covers an area of , making it the List of South American countries by area, second-largest country in South America after Brazil, the fourt .... Description ''Acrocomia'' is a genus of Spine (botany), 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 flowers are Plant sexuality#Individual reproductive unit (a flower in angiosperms), 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. ''Acrocomia'' i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acrocomia Mexicana
''Acrocomia aculeata'' is a species of Arecaceae, palm native to the Neotropics. Common names Common names include grugru palm, ''gloo gloo'', ''corojo'', macaúba palm, coyol palm, and macaw palm; synonym (taxonomy), synonyms include ''A. lasiospatha, A. sclerocarpa'', and ''A. vinifera''. Description ''Acrocomia aculeata'' grows up to tall, with a trunk up to in diameter, characterized by numerous slender, black, viciously sharp long spines jutting out from the trunk. This palm tree usually grows up to 10 – 15 metres tall. The leaf, leaves are pinnate, long, with numerous slender, long leaflets. Petioles of the leaves are also covered with spines. The flowers are small, produced on a large branched inflorescence long. The fruit is a yellowish-green drupe in diameter. The inner fruit shell, also called endocarp, is very tough to break and contains usually one single, dark brown, nut-like seed in diameter. The inside of the seed, also called endosperm, is a dry whit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
