Acrocomia aculeata (Jacq.) Lodd. ex Mart.

Filed As

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

Collector(s)

R. Arvigo 383 with P. Cocom, R. Cocom, H. Robinson & G. Shropshire, 28 Mar 1990

Location

Belize. Belize. Maskall Village Road.

Habitat

Escaped from cultivation on deserted plantation. Secondary growth.

Description

Palm to 5m with dbh 45cm; trunk thorny; frond midrib thorny; fruits in bunches, globular, green. Phenology of specimen: Sterile.

Identifiers

NY Barcode: 00085329

Occurrence ID: 5f0abcd5-537d-41c4-84c2-1c18225de14b

Related Objects

Specimen - 00088209, R. Arvigo 383, Acrocomia aculeata (Jacq.) Lodd. ex Mart., Arecaceae (36.0), Magnoliophyta; Central America, Belize, Belize

Related Publications

[Book] Balick, Michael J. & Arvigo, Rosita. 2015. Messages from the gods: a guide to the useful plants of Belize. xii + 539 pp.
Notes: p. 120

[Book] Balick, Michael J., et al. 2022. Field Guide to the Palms of Belize. 153.
Notes: p. 21-22, 142

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