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{{Taxobox | color = lightgreen
| name = ''Acrocomia aculeata''
| image = Acrocomia totai.jpeg
| image_width = 220px
| regnum = [[Plantae]]
| divisio = [[Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Liliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Arecales]]
| familia = [[Arecaceae]]
| genus = ''Acrocomia''
| species = '''''A. aculeata'''''
| binomial = ''Acrocomia aculeata''
| binomial_authority = ([[Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin|Jacq.]]) [[Loddiges|Lodd.]] ex [[Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius|Mart.]]
}}
'''''Acrocomia aculeata''''', the sole species in the genus '''''Acrocomia''''', is a species of [[Arecaceae|palm]] native to tropical regions of the [[Americas]], from southern [[Mexico]] and the [[Caribbean]] south to [[Paraguay]] and northern [[Argentina]]. Common names include '''Grugru Palm''', '''Macaúba Palm''', '''Coyol Palm''', and '''Macaw Palm'''; [[synonymy|synonyms]] include ''A. lasiospatha, A. sclerocarpa'', ''A. totai'', and ''A. vinifera''.
It grows to 15-20 m tall, with a trunk up to 50 cm diameter, characterized by numerous slender, black, viciously sharp 10 cm long spines jutting out from the trunk. The [[leaf|leaves]] are pinnate, 3-4 m long, with numerous slender, 50-100 cm long leaflets. The [[flower]]s are small, produced on a large branched [[inflorescence]] 1.5 m long. The [[fruit]] is a yellowish-green drupe 2.5-5 cm in diameter, containing a single, dark brown, nutlike seed 2-3 cm diameter, which is very tough to break. The inside is a dry white filling that has a vaguely sweet taste when eaten.
===Uses===
The plant can in a wide variety of climates and situations, but is generally limited to areas of South America; in [[Paraguay]], for example, where it is ubiquitous, it is called the ''coco paraguayo'' (Paraguayan coconut), as it is much less common in the rest of the world. It has been suggested that grugru nut, which come in mass numbers from each tree, can be used in the manufacture of [[biodiesel]]. The grugru nut, while very hard, can be sliced into thin circles to be [[sandpaper|sanded]] and worn as rings. The trunk of the palm can also be 'milked' to yield a [[Fermentation (food)|fermented]] [[alcoholic beverage]] known as [[coyol wine]].
==References==
*[http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/splist.pl?129 Germplasm Resources Information Network: ''Acrocomia'']
*[http://www.pacsoa.org.au/palms/Acrocomia/aculeata.html PACSOA: ''Acrocomia aculeata'']
*[http://www.ciat.cgiar.org/ipgri/fruits_from_americas/frutales/Ficha%20Acrocomia%20aculeata.htm Project for Neotropical Fruits: ''Acrocomia aculeata'']
[[Category:Palms]]
[[Category:Flora of Brazil]]
[[es:Acrocomia totai]]
[[nl:Coyolpalm]]
[[pt:Acrocomia aculeata]]
| name = ''Acrocomia aculeata''
| image = Acrocomia totai.jpeg
| image_width = 220px
| regnum = [[Plantae]]
| divisio = [[Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Liliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Arecales]]
| familia = [[Arecaceae]]
| genus = ''Acrocomia''
| species = '''''A. aculeata'''''
| binomial = ''Acrocomia aculeata''
| binomial_authority = ([[Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin|Jacq.]]) [[Loddiges|Lodd.]] ex [[Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius|Mart.]]
}}
'''''Acrocomia aculeata''''', the sole species in the genus '''''Acrocomia''''', is a species of [[Arecaceae|palm]] native to tropical regions of the [[Americas]], from southern [[Mexico]] and the [[Caribbean]] south to [[Paraguay]] and northern [[Argentina]]. Common names include '''Grugru Palm''', '''Macaúba Palm''', '''Coyol Palm''', and '''Macaw Palm'''; [[synonymy|synonyms]] include ''A. lasiospatha, A. sclerocarpa'', ''A. totai'', and ''A. vinifera''.
It grows to 15-20 m tall, with a trunk up to 50 cm diameter, characterized by numerous slender, black, viciously sharp 10 cm long spines jutting out from the trunk. The [[leaf|leaves]] are pinnate, 3-4 m long, with numerous slender, 50-100 cm long leaflets. The [[flower]]s are small, produced on a large branched [[inflorescence]] 1.5 m long. The [[fruit]] is a yellowish-green drupe 2.5-5 cm in diameter, containing a single, dark brown, nutlike seed 2-3 cm diameter, which is very tough to break. The inside is a dry white filling that has a vaguely sweet taste when eaten.
===Uses===
The plant can in a wide variety of climates and situations, but is generally limited to areas of South America; in [[Paraguay]], for example, where it is ubiquitous, it is called the ''coco paraguayo'' (Paraguayan coconut), as it is much less common in the rest of the world. It has been suggested that grugru nut, which come in mass numbers from each tree, can be used in the manufacture of [[biodiesel]]. The grugru nut, while very hard, can be sliced into thin circles to be [[sandpaper|sanded]] and worn as rings. The trunk of the palm can also be 'milked' to yield a [[Fermentation (food)|fermented]] [[alcoholic beverage]] known as [[coyol wine]].
==References==
*[http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/splist.pl?129 Germplasm Resources Information Network: ''Acrocomia'']
*[http://www.pacsoa.org.au/palms/Acrocomia/aculeata.html PACSOA: ''Acrocomia aculeata'']
*[http://www.ciat.cgiar.org/ipgri/fruits_from_americas/frutales/Ficha%20Acrocomia%20aculeata.htm Project for Neotropical Fruits: ''Acrocomia aculeata'']
[[Category:Palms]]
[[Category:Flora of Brazil]]
[[es:Acrocomia totai]]
[[nl:Coyolpalm]]
[[pt:Acrocomia aculeata]]