Gastrococos crispa
Synonymy: Acrocomia armentalis, A. crispa | Distribution: Cuba |
Common names: Cuban belly palm, corojo palm | Conservation status: Unknown |
Adult plants in habitat
Juvenile at Nong Nooch Tropical Gardens, Thailand
Seedling
Trunks of Gastrococos used as supporting posts in Cuba
Gastrococos crispa comes from Cuba where it grows in limy clay soil. Its very
strange is trunk covered with spines when young. It can reach a height of 30 to 40 feet,
but growth is slow. This palm prefers hot conditions.
Top and bottom photos courtesy and copyright © 1999, Paul
Craft. Second photo
courtesy and copyright © 1998, Geoff Stein. Third photo copyright © 1998, Jody
Haynes; personal collection.
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