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===Synonymy:=== | ===Synonymy:=== | ||
<i>Acrocomia armentalis</i>, | |||
<i>Acrocomia crispa</i> | |||
===Common Names:=== | ===Common Names:=== | ||
Cuban Belly Palm, | Cuban Belly Palm,<br/> | ||
Corojo Palm | Corojo Palm<br/> | ||
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[[File:Acrocomia_crispa.jpg|frame|Figure 1. | [[File:Acrocomia_crispa.jpg|frame|Figure 1. <i>A. crispa</i> growing in Cuba.]] | ||
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===Distribution:=== | ===Distribution:=== | ||
Cuba | Cuba | ||
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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 <i><b>Palms & Cycads</b></i> No. 44, July-Sept 1994). | ||
===External Links:=== | ===External Links:=== | ||
<p>[[http://www.kew.org/wcsp/qsearch.do?plantName=Acrocomia+crispa&page=quickSearch|Kew]], | |||
[[http://www.palmweb.org//?q=cdm_dataportal/taxon/f130f800-ad66-42b8-9623-0fb39e7ee695|PalmWeb]], | [[http://www.palmweb.org//?q=cdm_dataportal/taxon/f130f800-ad66-42b8-9623-0fb39e7ee695|PalmWeb]], | ||
[[http://www.jstor.org/action/doBasicSearch?Query=Acrocomia+crispa|JSTOR]], | [[http://www.jstor.org/action/doBasicSearch?Query=Acrocomia+crispa|JSTOR]], | ||
[[http://www.trebrown.com/plant_info.php?species=Acrocomia+crispa|Trebrown]] | [[http://www.trebrown.com/plant_info.php?species=Acrocomia+crispa|Trebrown]] | ||
</p><p>[[http://www.google.com/search?q=%22Acrocomia+crispa%22&num=10&sa=Google+Search|Google]], | |||
[[http://images.google.com/images?q=%22Acrocomia+crispa%22&hl=en&btnG=Google+Search|Google Images]], | [[http://images.google.com/images?q=%22Acrocomia+crispa%22&hl=en&btnG=Google+Search|Google Images]], | ||
[[http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Acrocomia+crispa|Flickr]], | [[http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Acrocomia+crispa|Flickr]], | ||
[[http://www.google.com/search?q=%22Acrocomia+crispa%22%20site:http://forum.pacsoa.org.au/&sa=Google+Search|PACSOA Forums]], | [[http://www.google.com/search?q=%22Acrocomia+crispa%22%20site:http://forum.pacsoa.org.au/&sa=Google+Search|PACSOA Forums]], | ||
[[http://www.google.com/search?q=%22Acrocomia+crispa%22%20site:http://www.palmtalk.org/&sa=Google+Search|PalmTalk]] | [[http://www.google.com/search?q=%22Acrocomia+crispa%22%20site:http://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]] | ||
Revision as of 13:06, 9 June 2024
Synonymy:
Acrocomia armentalis, Acrocomia crispa
Common Names:
Cuban Belly Palm,
Corojo Palm
Distribution:
Cuba
Habitat:
Open forest on limestone based soils.
Description:
A very distinctive, tall, spiny palm to about 15m, with swollen middle on a very slender base, and a dense crown of arching leaves.
General:
Culture:
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:
Rolf Kyburz, (from Palms & Cycads No. 44, July-Sept 1994).
External Links:
[[5]],
[Images], [[6]], [Forums], [[7]]