Acrocomia crispa

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Figure 1. A. crispa growing in Cuba.

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.

Culture:

Sunny, well drained position, but with plenty of water. Very slow growing when young, but speed up considerably when they start to trunk.

Figure 2. Close up of the spines on a young plant.

Contributed by:

Rolf Kyburz, (from Palms & Cycads No. 44, July-Sept 1994).

External Links:

Kew, PalmWeb, JSTOR, Trebrown

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