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'',<br/> | ''Acrocomia armentalis'',<br/> | ||
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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. | ||
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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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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).