Cohune palm facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Cohune palm |
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Attalea
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cohune
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Attalea cohune, commonly known as the cohune palm (also rain tree, American oil palm, corozo palm or manaca palm), is a species of palm tree native to Mexico and parts of Central America.
The cohune palm is used in the production of cohune oil and its nut can be used as a variety of vegetable ivory.
Example occurrences
A chief occurrence as a dominant plant is in the Belizean pine forests ecoregion.
See also
In Spanish: Attalea cohune para niños
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