Acrocomia aculeata (Jacq.) Lodd. ex Mart.

  • Filed As

    Arecaceae
    Acrocomia aculeata (Jacq.) Lodd. ex Mart.

  • Collector(s)

    M. J. Balick 1754 with J. Dickson & E. Orlando Mejia, 21 Jul 1987

  • Location

    Honduras.

  • Habitat

    Secondary forest with Orbigyna cohune and Acrocomia mexicana common -- most of forest cut for cultivation (corn).

  • Description

    Palm 1- m tall, DBH 40 cm, ca. leaves per crown. Leaf rachis 2.5 m long; sheath 50 cm long; petiole 40 cm long. Pinnae irregularly despoited along rachis 158 per side. Inlforescence bract 1312 cm long [error here] x 19 cm wide, covered with spines, Primary axis of inflorescence 88 cm long covered with rachillae plus 30 cm peduncle devoid of rachillae (total = 118 cm 1° axis). Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 02128551

    Occurrence ID: d263a9d5-7e41-4f85-953f-91fea4815a43

  • Local Name

    coyol

  • Language
    Spanish
  • Region

    Central America

  • Country

    Honduras

  • Georeferencing Method

    Georeferencing Quick Reference Guide (Zermoglio et. Unable to georeference: more specific locality information needed.

  • Distribution

    Map all specimens of this taxon

  • Level 1 Use

    FOOD/FOOD ADDITIVES/BEVERAGES

  • Level 2 Use

    Exudates

  • Use Notes

    To make fermented beverage from exudate of trunk ("vino de coyol").

  • Level 1 Use

    MATERIALS AND PRODUCTS

  • Level 2 Use

    Unspecified (Materials and Products)

  • Level 3 Use

    Oil

  • Use Notes

    Fruits a source of oil.

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