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Acrocomia aculeata

Acrocomia aculeata (Jacq.) Lodd. ex R.Keith

Also indexed asgrugru palmmacaúba palmcoyol palmmacaw palmmacauba palmCoyol palmMucuja palmMacaw palm
FamilyArecaceae
GenusAcrocomia
Use categories4
Linked notes0

Botanical identity

This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with a reported medicinal use. The record establishes a use report and botanical index entry, not clinical effectiveness or individual safety.

KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassLiliopsida
OrderArecales
FamilyArecaceae
GenusAcrocomia
Scientific name with authorshipAcrocomia aculeata (Jacq.) Lodd. ex R.Keith

Indexed scientific synonyms

Acrocomia aculeata (Jacq.) Lodd.Acrocomia aculeata (Jacq.) Lodd. ex Mart.Acrocomia antiguana L.H.BaileyAcrocomia antioquiensis Posada-Ar.Acrocomia belizensis L.H.BaileyAcrocomia christopherensis L.H.BaileyAcrocomia chunta Covas & RagoneseAcrocomia cubensis Lodd.Acrocomia cubensis Lodd. ex H.Wendl.Acrocomia erioacantha Barb.Rodr.Acrocomia fusiformis (Sw.) SweetAcrocomia glaucophylla DrudeAcrocomia globosa (Gaertn.) Lodd.Acrocomia globosa (Gaertn.) Lodd. ex Mart.Acrocomia grenadana L.H.BaileyAcrocomia guianensis Lodd.Acrocomia guianensis Lodd. ex G.DonAcrocomia horrida Lodd.Acrocomia horrida Lodd. ex Mart.Acrocomia hospes L.H.BaileyAcrocomia ierensis L.H.BaileyAcrocomia karukerana L.H.BaileyAcrocomia lasiospatha Mart.Acrocomia mexicana Karw.Acrocomia mexicana Karw. ex Mart.Acrocomia mexicana var. vinifera Oerst.Acrocomia mexicana var. vinifera Oerst. ex Ant.MolinaAcrocomia microcarpa Barb.Rodr.Acrocomia minor Lodd.Acrocomia minor Lodd. ex G.DonAcrocomia mokayayba Barb.Rodr.Acrocomia odorata Barb.Rodr.Acrocomia panamensis L.H.BaileyAcrocomia pilosa LeónAcrocomia quisqueyana L.H.BaileyAcrocomia sclerocarpa Mart.Acrocomia sclerocarpa var. wallaceana DrudeAcrocomia sphaerocarpa Desf.Acrocomia spinosa (Mill.) H.E.MooreAcrocomia subinermis LeónAcrocomia subinermis León ex L.H.BaileyAcrocomia tenuifrons Lodd.Acrocomia tenuifrons Lodd. ex Mart.Acrocomia ulei DammerAcrocomia viegasii L.H.BaileyAcrocomia vinifera Oerst.Acrocomia wallaceana (Drude) Becc.Acrocomia zapotecis Karw.Acrocomia zapotecis Karw. ex H.Wendl.Astrocaryum sclerocarpum H.Wendl.Bactris globosa Gaertn.Bactris minor Gaertn.Bactris pavoniana Griseb., 1864Bactris pavoniana Mart.Cocos aculeata Jacq.Cocos fusiformis Sw.Palma mocaia Aubl.Palma spinosa Mill.

Documented use categories

Medicine
Human food
Environmental use
Material

These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.

How to interpret this record

Evidence boundary

A taxonomic use record is a discovery and indexing signal. Clinical evidence must be assessed separately for the exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.

Safety boundary

Correct identification is essential. Toxicity, contraindications, interactions and safe preparation cannot be inferred from a documented-use record.

Dataset record and provenance

DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier663914-1
Use codesEU HF MA ME
Crop wild relativeNo

Contributing checklist sources

Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources of South-East Asia

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Educational index, not a treatment recommendation

The presence of a taxon in this database does not provide a diagnosis, dose, formulation or assurance of safety. Some indexed plants are toxic, regulated, endangered or unsafe in specific life stages.