Acrocomia sclerocarpa

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Read about Acrocomia sclerocarpa in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Acrocomia sclerocarpa. Mart. (A. aculeata, Lodd.). Fig. 113. Height 30-45 ft.: trunk cylindrical, about 1 ft. thick, with black spines 2-4 in. long, more common toward the summit than below: lvs. 12-15 ft. long, more or less erect; segms. in irregular groups of 2 or 3, 2-3 ft. long, 3/4-l in. wide, smooth and shining above, whitish, appressed-pilose below, entirely free of spines, except along the midrib on the under side; rachis tomentose, and bearing a few small spines: fr. yellowish, a little more than 1 in. diam. Brazil to W. Indies. I.H. 15:547.—Not hardy at Oneco, Fla. Cult, in Calif, but apparently not out-of-doors. "Gru-gru" and "corozo" are native names of this palm. CH


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