Acrocomia crispa: Difference between revisions
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[[File:Acrocomia_crispa.jpg|frame|Figure 1. ''A. crispa'' growing in Cuba.]] | [[File:Acrocomia_crispa.jpg|frame|Figure 1. ''A. crispa'' growing in Cuba.]] | ||
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===Synonymy:=== | ===Synonymy:=== | ||
''Acrocomia armentalis'', | ''Acrocomia armentalis'',<br/> | ||
''Acrocomia crispa'' | ''Acrocomia crispa'' | ||
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Corojo Palm<br/> | Corojo Palm<br/> | ||
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Cuba in open forest on limestone based soils. | |||
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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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Synonymy:
Acrocomia armentalis,
Acrocomia crispa
Common Names:
Cuban Belly Palm,
Corojo Palm
Distribution & Habitat:
Cuba in 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).