Acrocomia (Sturtevant, 1919)
| Acrocomia (Sturtevant, 1919) |
Acrocomia lasiospatha
- Accepted name : Acrocomia aculeata
Acrocomia lasiospatha Mart. Palmae. MACAW. MUCUJA PALM.
West Indies and Brazil. Its fruit is the size of an apricot, globular and of a greenish-olive color, with a thin layer of firm, edible pulp of an orange color covering the nut, and, though oily and bitter, is much esteemed and eagerly sought after by the natives[1]. This is probably the macaw tree of Wafer.
- ↑ Seemann, B. Pop. Hist. Palms 48. 1856.
Acrocomia mexicana
- Accepted name : Acrocomia aculeata
Acrocomia mexicana Karw. COQUITO HABRASO. COYOLI PALM.
Mexico. The fruit, in Mexico, is eaten by the inhabitants but is not much esteemed.
Acrocomia sclerocarpa
- Accepted name : Acrocomia aculeata
Acrocomia sclerocarpa Mart. MUCUJA PALM.
Tropics of America. The young leaves of this palm are eaten as a vegetable. It is cultivated in British hot-houses[1]. The fruit is the size of a crab and contains a sweet, edible kernel. The husks are full of oil.
- ↑ Masters, M. T. Treas. Bot. 1:14. 1870.
