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Astrocaryum mexicanum
	At the Marie Selby Botanical Gardens
	Even the spathe of the flowers is spiny
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Arecales
Family:	Arecaceae
Genus:	Astrocaryum
Species:	A. mexicanum
Binomial name
	Astrocaryum mexicanum; Liebm. ex Mart.
Synonyms
	List Astrocaryum chichon Linden; Astrocaryum cohune (S.Watson) Standl.; Astrocaryum rostratum Hook.f.; Astrocaryum warszewiczii H.Karst.; Bactris cohune S.Watson; Hexopetion mexicanum (Liebm. ex Mart.) Burret; ;

Astrocaryum mexicanum, the chocho palm, cohune palm, or chapay, is a species of cocosoid palm in the family Arecaceae, native to Mexico and Central America.^[1]^[2] It is very long-lived for a palm, reaching 140 years.^[3] Local people harvest its young inflorescences, its seeds, and its hearts for food.^[2]^[4] Covered with stout spines, it is hardy to USDA zone 10a, and is occasionally planted as an ornamental in places such as Hawaii and Southern California.^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b "Astrocaryum mexicanum Liebm. ex Mart". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
^ ^a ^b Edible Leaves, Tasty Roots, & Forgotten Vegetables of Tropical Mesoamerica (PDF). Asociacion FLAAR Mesoamerica. 2012. p. 14.
^ Piñero, D.; Sarukhán, J. (1982). "Reproductive behaviour and its individual variability in a tropical palm, Astrocaryum mexicanum". Journal of Ecology. 70 (2): 461–472. doi:10.2307/2259915. JSTOR 2259915.
^ Fern, Ken (30 July 2021). "Useful Tropical Plants Astrocaryum mexicanum". tropical.theferns.info. Tropical Plants Database. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
^ "Astrocaryum Species, Chocho Palm Astrocaryum mexicanum". Dave's Garden. MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands. 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2022.

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[664332-1-1] "Astrocaryum mexicanum Liebm. ex Mart". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 5 March 2022.

[FLAAR-2012-2] Edible Leaves, Tasty Roots, & Forgotten Vegetables of Tropical Mesoamerica (PDF). Asociacion FLAAR Mesoamerica. 2012. p. 14.

[1_of_1570_Google_Scholar_results-3] Piñero, D.; Sarukhán, J. (1982). "Reproductive behaviour and its individual variability in a tropical palm, Astrocaryum mexicanum". Journal of Ecology. 70 (2): 461–472. doi:10.2307/2259915. JSTOR 2259915.

[4] Fern, Ken (30 July 2021). "Useful Tropical Plants Astrocaryum mexicanum". tropical.theferns.info. Tropical Plants Database. Retrieved 5 March 2022.

[5] "Astrocaryum Species, Chocho Palm Astrocaryum mexicanum". Dave's Garden. MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands. 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2022.

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