Acrocomia aculeata (Jacq.) Lodd. ex Mart.

Filed As

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

Collector(s)

M. J. Balick 3368 with H. Beck, W. Cahilly, F. Chavez, A. Henderson, L. Noblick, C. Pinheiro & R. Saunders, 02 Sep 1992

Location

United States of America. Florida. Coral Gables. Fairchild Tropical Botanical Garden.

Habitat

Salvage collection after Hurricane Andrew. Cultivated on the grounds. FTG 78-59A. Salvage collect.

Description

Palm to 10m, dbh 40cm, solitary; trunk with ring of black spines; leaves irregular along rachis. Phenology of specimen: Sterile.

Specimen Notes

This specimen is on two sheets: 2 fruit, leaf section & infl. (NY 00041189) and parts of the spathe (NY 00041190)

Identifiers

NY Barcode: 00041190

Occurrence ID: 9d31f96f-692d-4d6b-90ab-15689cb4e22c

Related Objects

Specimen - 00041189, M. J. Balick 3368, Acrocomia aculeata (Jacq.) Lodd. ex Mart., Arecaceae (36.0), Magnoliophyta; North America, United States of America, Florida

Related Publications

[Book] Balick, Michael J., et al. 2022. Field Guide to the Palms of Belize. 153.
Notes: p. 21-22

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