Acrocomia
Acrocomia is a genus of palms which is native to the Neotropics, ranging from Mexico in the north, through Central America and the Caribbean, and through South America south to Argentina.[1][2]
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| Acrocomia aculeata | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Arecales |
| Family: | Arecaceae |
| Subfamily: | Arecoideae |
| Tribe: | Cocoseae |
| Genus: | Acrocomia Mart. |
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Description
Acrocomia is a genus of spiny, pinnate-leaved palms which range from large trees to small palms with short, subterranean stems.[3]
The species bears branched inflorescences which are located among the leaves. The unisexual flowers; female flowers are born near the base of the inflorescence, while male flowers are borne towards the tips. Fruit are large, single-seeded, and vary in colour from yellow, to orange, to brown.[3]
Ricardo Vargas‑Carpintero et al. have concluded that "main research gaps are associated with genotype–environment interaction, planting material, crop management, and sustainable cropping systems. Overall, we conclude that acrocomia is at an early phase of development as an alternative and multipurpose crop and its up-scaling requires the integration of sustainability strategies tailored to location-based social-ecological conditions."[4]
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Species
- Acrocomia aculeata (Jacq.) Lodd. ex R.Keith - Mexico, Central America, West Indies, northern South America
- Acrocomia crispa (Kunth) C. Baker ex. Becc. - Cuba
- Acrocomia emensis (Toledo) Lorenzi - Brazil
- Acrocomia glaucescens Lorenzi - Brazil
- Acrocomia hassleri (Barb.Rodr.) W.J.Hahn - Mato Grosso do Sul, Paraguay
- Acrocomia intumescens Drude - Brazil
- Acrocomia media O.F.Cook - Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands
- Acrocomia mexicana Karw. ex Mart. - Yucatán, Mexico [5]
- Acrocomia totai Mart.[6] - Bolivia, Paraguay, northern Argentina, southern Brazil
References
Media related to Acrocomia at Wikimedia Commons
- Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- Govaerts, R. & Dransfield, J. (2005). World Checklist of Palms: 1-223. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Henderson, Andrew; Gloria Galeano; Rodrigo Bernal (1995). Field Guide to the Palms of the Americas. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press. pp. 45–50. ISBN 0-691-08537-4.
- Ricardo Vargas‑Carpintero, Thomas Hilger, Johannes Mössinger, Roney Fraga Souza, Juan Carlos Barroso Armas, Karen Tiede andIris Lewandowski Acrocomia spp.: neglected crop, ballyhooed multipurpose palm or fit for the bioeconomy? A review, Agronomy for Sustainable Development(2021) 41:75 https://doi.org/10.1007/s13593-021-00729-5
- Flores-Johnson, E.A. (2018-06-25). "Microstructure and mechanical properties of hard Acrocomia mexicana fruit shel". Scientific Reports. 8 (1): 9668. Bibcode:2018NatSR...8.9668F. doi:10.1038/s41598-018-27282-8. PMC 6018112. PMID 29941916.
- Canteiro, C. 2021. Acrocomia totai. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T111452251A161420865. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T111452251A161420865.en. Accessed on 27 October 2022.
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