Editing Acrocomia media

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[[File:Acrocomia_media.jpg|frame|Figure 1. ''A. media'']]
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===Synonymy:===
American botanist George Proctor considers ''A. media'' to be a valid species on
the basis of its shorter, more slender trunk, but other authors consider it a synonym of
''A. aculeata''.

===Common Names:===
In Puerto Rico it is known as ''coroso'' or ''palma de coroso''.<br/>

===Distribution & Habitat:===
Open forest of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.
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===Description:===
It is a stout, solitary palm with finely pinnate, plumose leaves. It reaches a height of 10 - 15 metres (33 - 49 ft),
with a stem diameter of 20 to 30 centimetres (7.9 to 12 in). It has a grey trunk, thickly covered in long spines.
The fruit are also lightly spined.

===Culture:===
Likes full sun, and lots of water, but good drainage.

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[[File:Acrocomia_media02.jpg|frame|Figure 2. ''A. media'' spines.]]
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[[File:Acrocomia_media03.jpg|frame|Figure 3. ''A. media'' infructescence.]]
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[[File:Acrocomia_media05.jpg|frame|Figure 4. ''A. media'']]
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[[File:Acrocomia_media04.jpg|frame|Figure 5. ''A. media'' fruit. Note the small spines.]]
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===Contributed by: ===
Cailan Ramos (Figure 1,2,3,4&5)

===External Links:===
[https://powo.science.kew.org/results?q=Acrocomia%20media Kew], 
[https://www.palmweb.org//?q=cdm_dataportal/taxon/e10a2d04-73d2-4438-82d5-e099dd8cfddb PalmWeb],
[https://www.jstor.org/action/doBasicSearch?Query=Acrocomia+media JSTOR],
[https://www.trebrown.com/plant_info.php?species=Acrocomia+media Trebrown]
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[https://www.google.com/search?q=%22Acrocomia+media%22&amp;num=10&amp;sa=Google+Search Google],
[https://images.google.com/images?q=%22Acrocomia+media%22&amp;hl=en&amp;btnG=Google+Search GoogleImages],
[https://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Acrocomia+media Flickr],
[https://www.google.com/search?q=%22Acrocomia+media%22%20site:https://www.palmtalk.org/&amp;sa=Google+Search PalmTalk]
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