Acrocomia totai

Martius

in A. D. d’Orbigny, Voyage dans l'Amérique Méridionale 7(3): 78. 1844; 8(1): plate 9, fig. 1. 1842.

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Treatment appears in FNA Volume 22. Treatment on page 123.
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Stems armed with spines 12–13 cm. Leaves ca. 4 m; segments glabrous abaxially. Fruits brownish green, globose, 2–3 cm diam., brownish green.; endocarp globose, brown, bearing 3 germination pores. Seeds: eophyll undivided.


Phenology: Flowering in the summer.
Habitat: Woodlands and hammocks
Elevation: 0–30 m

Distribution

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Introduced; Fla., native, to South America.

Discussion

Acrocomia totai is sparingly naturalized in central Florida in Brevard County (B. Peterson 1991b), as well as in Dade County in the vicinity of Miami.

Selected References

Lower Taxa

None.
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Martius +
Fla. +, native +  and to South America. +
0–30 m +
Woodlands and hammocks +
Flowering in the summer. +
in A. D. d’Orbigny, Voyage dans l'Amérique Méridionale +
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