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Chocho palm
Astrocaryum mexicanum - Marie Selby Botanical Gardens - Sarasota, Florida - DSC01156.jpg
At the Marie Selby Botanical Gardens
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Even the spathe of the flowers is spiny
Scientific classification
Genus:
Astrocaryum
Species:
mexicanum
Synonyms
List
  • Astrocaryum chichon Linden
  • Astrocaryum cohune (S.Watson) Standl.
  • Astrocaryum rostratum Hook.f.
  • Astrocaryum warszewiczii H.Karst.
  • Bactris cohune S.Watson
  • Hexopetion mexicanum (Liebm. ex Mart.) Burret

Astrocaryum mexicanum, the chocho palm, cohune palm, or chapay, is a species of cocosoid palm in the family Arecaceae, native to Mexico and Central America. It is very long-lived for a palm, reaching 140 years. Local people harvest its young inflorescences, its seeds, and its hearts for food. Covered with stout spines, it is hardy to USDA zone 10a, and is occasionally planted as an ornamental in places such as Hawaii and Southern California.

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