''Acrocomia media'' is a species of
palm
Palm most commonly refers to:
* Palm of the hand, the central region of the front of the hand
* Palm plants, of family Arecaceae
** List of Arecaceae genera
* Several other plants known as "palm"
Palm or Palms may also refer to:
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* Palm (b ...
which is native to
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico (; abbreviated PR; tnq, Boriken, ''Borinquen''), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ( es, link=yes, Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, lit=Free Associated State of Puerto Rico), is a Caribbean island and Unincorporated ...
and the
Virgin Islands
The Virgin Islands ( es, Islas Vírgenes) are an archipelago in the Caribbean Sea. They are geology, geologically and biogeography, biogeographically the easternmost part of the Greater Antilles, the northern islands belonging to the Puerto Ric ...
.
Description
''Acrocomia media'' is a
pinnate
Pinnation (also called pennation) is the arrangement of feather-like or multi-divided features arising from both sides of a common axis. Pinnation occurs in biological morphology, in crystals, such as some forms of ice or metal crystals, an ...
ly leaved palm with a solitary, stout stem. It usually reaches a height of , sometimes growing up to tall, with a stem diameter of .
Taxonomy
American botanist
George Proctor considered ''A. media'' to be a valid species on the basis of its shorter, more slender trunk,
[ but other authors considered it a synonym of '' A. aculeata''.]
Common names
''Acrocomia media'' is commonly known as ''coroso'' or ''palma de coroso'' in Puerto Rico.[
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References
media
Media may refer to:
Communication
* Media (communication), tools used to deliver information or data
** Advertising media, various media, content, buying and placement for advertising
** Broadcast media, communications delivered over mass el ...
Trees of Puerto Rico
Trees of the Virgin Islands
Plants described in 1901
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