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.

Species

Macaw palm

GENUS

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassLiliopsida
OrderArecales
FamilyArecaceae

Native toArgentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba

Observations2,193

Observations recorded6,500

Acrocomia aculeata - MHNT Acrocomia es un género de plantas de la familia de las palmeras (Arecaceae). Incluye cuatro especies. Es originario de México y de la América tropical.

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Commons category: Acrocomia
taxon name: Acrocomia
GRIN URL: npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=129
Commons gallery: Acrocomia aculeata
taxon common name: 刺干椰属
taxon author citation: Mart.

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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.

==Description== Acrocomia is a genus of spiny, pinnate-leaved palms which range from large trees to small palms with short, subterranean stems.