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[[File:Acrocomia_crispa.jpg|frame|Figure 1. ''A. crispa'' growing in Cuba.]] | |||
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===Synonymy:=== | ===Synonymy:=== | ||
''Acrocomia armentalis'',<br/> | |||
''Acrocomia crispa'' | |||
===Common Names:=== | ===Common Names:=== | ||
Cuban Belly Palm, | Cuban Belly Palm,<br/> | ||
Corojo Palm | Corojo Palm<br/> | ||
===Habitat:=== | ===Distribution & Habitat:=== | ||
Cuba in open forest on limestone based soils. | |||
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===Description:=== | ===Description:=== | ||
A very distinctive, tall, spiny palm to about 15m, | A very distinctive, tall, spiny palm to about 15m, | ||
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and a dense crown of arching leaves. | and a dense crown of arching leaves. | ||
===Culture:=== | ===Culture:=== | ||
Sunny, well drained position, but with plenty of water. | Sunny, well drained position, but with plenty of water. | ||
Very slow growing when young, but speed up considerably | Very slow growing when young, but speed up considerably | ||
when they start to trunk. | when they start to trunk. | ||
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[[File:Acrocomia_crispa02.jpg|frame|Figure 2. Close up of the spines on a young plant.]] | [[File:Acrocomia_crispa02.jpg|frame|Figure 2. Close up of the spines on a young plant.]] | ||
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===Contributed by: === | ===Contributed by: === | ||
Rolf Kyburz, (from | Rolf Kyburz, (from '''''Palms & Cycads''''' No. 44, July-Sept 1994). | ||
===External Links:=== | ===External Links:=== | ||
[https://powo.science.kew.org/results?q=Acrocomia%20crispa Kew], | |||
[ | [https://www.palmweb.org//?q=cdm_dataportal/taxon/f130f800-ad66-42b8-9623-0fb39e7ee695 PalmWeb], | ||
[ | [https://www.jstor.org/action/doBasicSearch?Query=Acrocomia+crispa JSTOR], | ||
[ | [https://www.trebrown.com/plant_info.php?species=Acrocomia+crispa Trebrown] | ||
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[ | [https://www.google.com/search?q=%22Acrocomia+crispa%22&num=10&sa=Google+Search Google], | ||
[ | [https://images.google.com/images?q=%22Acrocomia+crispa%22&hl=en&btnG=Google+Search GoogleImages], | ||
[https://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Acrocomia+crispa Flickr], | |||
[ | [https://www.google.com/search?q=%22Acrocomia+crispa%22%20site:https://www.palmtalk.org/&sa=Google+Search PalmTalk] | ||
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[[Category:Acrocomia|crispa]] | [[Category:Acrocomia|crispa]] | ||
[[Category:Palm|Acrocomia_crispa]] | [[Category:Palm|Acrocomia_crispa]] | ||
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Description:[edit]
A very distinctive, tall, spiny palm to about 15m, with swollen middle on a very slender base, and a dense crown of arching leaves.
Culture:[edit]
Sunny, well drained position, but with plenty of water. Very slow growing when young, but speed up considerably when they start to trunk.
Contributed by:[edit]
Rolf Kyburz, (from Palms & Cycads No. 44, July-Sept 1994).