Genus: Acrocomia
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Three species cultivated.
Species cultivated in southern Africa
List from Glen (2002).
Acrocomia aculeata (Dominican
grugru palm)
Native to Martinique and the Commonwealth of Dominica. |
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Acrocomia mexicana (Mexican grugru palm)
Native to Mexico. |
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Acrocomia sclerocarpa
Native to Brazil. |
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