Astrocaryum mexicanum | |
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At the Marie Selby Botanical Gardens | |
Even the spathe of the flowers is spiny | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Arecales |
Family: | Arecaceae |
Genus: | Astrocaryum |
Species: | A. mexicanum
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Binomial name | |
Astrocaryum mexicanum | |
Synonyms [1] | |
List
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Astrocaryum mexicanum, the chocho palm, cohune palm, or chapay, is a species of cocosoid palm in the family Arecaceae, native to Mexico and Central America. [1] [2] It is very long-lived for a palm, reaching 140 years. [3] Local people harvest its young inflorescences, its seeds, and its hearts for food. [2] [4] Covered with stout spines, it is hardy to USDA zone 10a, and is occasionally planted as an ornamental in places such as Hawaii and Southern California. [5]
Astrocaryum mexicanum | |
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At the Marie Selby Botanical Gardens | |
Even the spathe of the flowers is spiny | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Arecales |
Family: | Arecaceae |
Genus: | Astrocaryum |
Species: | A. mexicanum
|
Binomial name | |
Astrocaryum mexicanum | |
Synonyms [1] | |
List
|
Astrocaryum mexicanum, the chocho palm, cohune palm, or chapay, is a species of cocosoid palm in the family Arecaceae, native to Mexico and Central America. [1] [2] It is very long-lived for a palm, reaching 140 years. [3] Local people harvest its young inflorescences, its seeds, and its hearts for food. [2] [4] Covered with stout spines, it is hardy to USDA zone 10a, and is occasionally planted as an ornamental in places such as Hawaii and Southern California. [5]