Acrocomia

　

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1. Central and South American feather palms (同)genus Acrocomia

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Acrocomia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
(unranked):	Commelinids
Order:	Arecales
Family:	Arecaceae
Subfamily:	Arecoideae
Tribe:	Cocoeae
Genus:	Acrocomia Mart.
Species
Acrocomia aculeata (Jacq.) Lodd. ex Mart. Acrocomia crispa (Kunth) C. Baker ex. Becc. Acrocomia hassleri (Barb.Rodr.) W.J.Hahn Acrocomia media O.F.Cook

Acrocomia is a genus of palms which is native to the Neotropics, ranging from Mexico in the north, through Central America and the Caribbean, and through South America south to Argentina.

Description

Acrocomia is a genus of spiny, pinnate-leaved palms which range from large trees to small palms with short, subterranean stems.

The species bears branched inflorescences which are located among the leaves. The unisexual flowers; female flowers are born near the base of the inflorescence, while male flowers are borne towards the tips. Fruit are large, single-seeded, and vary in colour from yellow, to orange, to brown.

References

English Journal

• Molecular characterization and population structure of the macaw palm, Acrocomia aculeata (Arecaceae), ex situ germplasm collection using microsatellites markers.

• Lanes ÉC1, Motoike SY2, Kuki KN2, Nick C2, Freitas RD2.
• The Journal of heredity.J Hered.2015 Jan-Feb;106(1):102-12. doi: 10.1093/jhered/esu073. Epub 2014 Nov 25.
• The Acrocomia aculeata is one of the most promising plants for sustainable production of renewable energy. In order to understand patterns of the distribution of the allelic diversity of A. aculeata ex situ germplasm collection, the present study investigated the hypothesis that the genetic variabil
• PMID 25425677

• Acute and subacute (28 days) oral toxicity assessment of the oil extracted from Acrocomia aculeata pulp in rats.

• Traesel GK1, de Souza JC, de Barros AL, Souza MA, Schmitz WO, Muzzi RM, Oesterreich SA, Arena AC.
• Food and chemical toxicology : an international journal published for the British Industrial Biological Research Association.Food Chem Toxicol.2014 Dec;74:320-25.
• Acrocomia aculeata, popularly known as “bocaiúva”, is a species used for nutritional purposes and for the treatment of various diseases, as it has, among other things, high levels of antioxidant compounds. This study aimed to assess the toxicological profile of A. aculeata, through acute and
• PMID 25445758

• Diuretic and Anti-Inflammatory Activities of the Microencapsulated Acrocomia aculeata (Arecaceae) Oil on Wistar Rats.

• Lescano CH1, Iwamoto RD, Sanjinez-Argandoña EJ, Kassuya CA.
• Journal of medicinal food.J Med Food.2014 Nov 4. [Epub ahead of print]
• Abstract Acrocomia aculeata, popularly known as "bocaiuva," is widely acknowledged in culinary and traditional medicines to treat cardiovascular diseases, a combined effect with diuretics that are also used for hypertension. However, there are no scientific data published to support its use as funct
• PMID 25369069

Related Links

• Acrocomia Solutions S.R.L.

Acrocomia Solutions. Organization dedicated to the biofuel research. Advice in matter of biofuel and bioenergy. Research about Acrocomia. ... Acrocomia aculeata belongs to the family of Arecaceae, which has a worldwide ...

• Species:Acrocomia - Metabolomics.JP

Information Family/Genus Description For comprehensive information, visit Acrocomia page. (BY Shigeharu Okamoto) Acrocomia Mart. ヤシ科 【属名】アクロコミア; オニトゲココヤシ属 gru-gru palm; acrocomia アレカヤシ亜科ココヤシ連 ...

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