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'''''Acrocomia totai''''' was, for many years, considered a smaller version of ''Acrocomia aculeata'', but now it seems to have established a separate identity as a true species.  In appearance it is smaller than Acrocomia aculeata and has smaller crown of leaves as well, with possibly a somewhat spinier trunk, but otherwise most cannot tell these two apart (minor floral differences?).
 
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Latest revision as of 00:01, 31 July 2015

Pronunciation: ack-ruh-COE-mee-uh TOE-tie


Common Name:

Acrocomia totai was, for many years, considered a smaller version of Acrocomia aculeata, but now it seems to have established a separate identity as a true species. In appearance it is smaller than Acrocomia aculeata and has smaller crown of leaves as well, with possibly a somewhat spinier trunk, but otherwise most cannot tell these two apart (minor floral differences?).

Appearance and Biology
  • Habit: solitary with a crown of 12-20 feather leaves
  • Height: 25'
  • Trunk: single; 12" thick; intensely spiny with 2" sharp, stiff, black spines- spines eventually fall off lower trunk; closely ringed; gray; self cleaning
  • Crownshaft: none
  • Spread: 10'
  • Leaf Description: pinnate; plumose; arching only slightly; light green; fine leaflets on 2 different planes on each side of the rachis; about 5' long; crown a bit sparser, in general, to that of Acrocomia aculeata; leaves have spines on rachis
  • Petiole/Leaf bases: very short (almost non-existent)
  • Reproduction: monoecious
  • Inflorescence: within crown; 18"; broom-like
  • Fruit: spherical; 1"; yellow-orange when ripe
Horticultural Characteristics
  • Minimum Temp: 25F
  • Drought Tolerance: good
  • Dry Heat Tolerance: good
  • Wind Tolerance: good
  • Salt Tolerance: unknown
  • Growth Rate: slow to moderate with age
  • Soil Preference: adaptable
  • Light Requirement: full sun
  • Human Hazards: spiny trunk and leaves
  • Disease or Horticultural Problems: unknown
  • Transplants?: unknown
  • Indoor?: poor choice
  • Availability: very rare


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