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Acrocomia aculeata

(Jacq.) Lodd. ex R.Keith (1834)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Monocots Order: Arecales Family: Arecaceae Genus: Acrocomia

Description

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Historical Distribution

Synonyms (45)

Acrocomia antiguana L.H.Bailey (1949)
Acrocomia antioquiensis Posada-Ar. (1878)
Acrocomia belizensis L.H.Bailey (1941)
Acrocomia christopherensis L.H.Bailey (1949)
Acrocomia chunta Covas & Ragonese (1941)
Acrocomia cubensis Lodd. ex H.Wendl. (1854)
Acrocomia erioacantha Barb.Rodr. (1902)
Acrocomia fusiformis (Sw.) Sweet (1826)
Acrocomia glaucophylla Drude (1881)
Acrocomia globosa (Gaertn.) Lodd. ex Mart. (1845)
Acrocomia grenadana L.H.Bailey (1949)
Acrocomia guianensis Lodd. ex G.Don (1830)
Acrocomia horrida Lodd. ex Mart. (1845)
Acrocomia hospes L.H.Bailey (1941)
Acrocomia ierensis L.H.Bailey (1941)
Acrocomia karukerana L.H.Bailey (1941)
Acrocomia lasiospatha Mart. (1844)
Acrocomia media O.F.Cook (1901)
Acrocomia mexicana Karw. ex Mart. (1845)
Acrocomia microcarpa Barb.Rodr. (1891)
Acrocomia minor Lodd. ex G.Don (1830)
Acrocomia mokayayba Barb.Rodr. (1896)
Acrocomia odorata Barb.Rodr. (1898)
Acrocomia panamensis L.H.Bailey (1941)
Acrocomia pilosa León (1940)
Acrocomia quisqueyana L.H.Bailey (1941)
Acrocomia sclerocarpa Mart. (1824)
Acrocomia sclerocarpa var. wallaceana Drude (1881)
Acrocomia sphaerocarpa Desf. (1829)
Acrocomia spinosa (Mill.) H.E.Moore (1963)
Acrocomia subinermis León ex L.H.Bailey (1941)
Acrocomia tenuifrons Lodd. ex Mart. (1845)
Acrocomia ulei Dammer (1915)
Acrocomia viegasii L.H.Bailey (1949)
Acrocomia vinifera Oerst. (1859)
Acrocomia wallaceana (Drude) Becc. (1912)
Acrocomia zapotecis Karw. ex H.Wendl. (1878)
Astrocaryum sclerocarpum H.Wendl. (1878)
Bactris globosa Gaertn. (1788)
Bactris minor Gaertn. (1788)
Bactris pavoniana Mart. (1844)
Cocos aculeata Jacq. (1763)
Cocos fusiformis Sw. (1797)
Palma mocaia Aubl. (1775)
Palma spinosa Mill. (1768)

Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

O'ahu Only found in cultivation

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Miller's Dict. Gard.: 63 (1834)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Acrocomia aculeata University of Hawaii campus Preserved_Specimen Trunk 15 m. and swollen in middle. Ca. 5-6 dm. dbh. Iltis, H.H. 449 Oahu BISH 1967-08-04
2 Acrocomia aculeata University of Hawaii campus Preserved_Specimen Trunk 15 m. and swollen in middle. Ca. 5-6 dm. dbh. Iltis, H.H. 449 Oahu BISH 1967-08-04
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