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Acrocomia media O.F. Cook (Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 28: 566. 1901) Localities: West Indies (endemic), Greater Antilles [ Puerto Rico (native)[], Virgin Islands (native) ( St. Thomas, ) ], Common Names: Corozo (Puerto Rico), Glou glou (Dominica), Grou grou (Martinique), Gru gru (Barbados), Gru gru (Dominica), Macaw palm (L. Antilles), Palma de corozo (Puerto Rico), Palmier dindé (Guadeloupe), Palmiste espineux (Martinique), Synonyms: Acrocomia aculeata sensu Britton & P. Wilson, non Mart. (Sci. Surv. Porto Rico & Virgin Islands 5: 115. 1923.), Acrocomia sclerocarpa sensu Bello, non Mart. (Anales Soc. Esp. Hist. Nat. 12: 114. 1883.), Citations:1). Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. and M.T. Strong. 2005. Monocots and Gymnosperms of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 52: 1-415. 2). Bello Espinosa, D. 1883. Apuntes para la flora de Puerto Rico. Segunda parte. Anal. Soc. Española de Hist. Nat. 12: 103-130. 3). Britton, N.L. and P. Wilson. 1923-1926. Botany of Porto Rico and Virgin Islands. Scientific Survey of Porto Rico and Virgin Islands. New York Academy of Sciences, New York. 4). Howard, R.A. 1974-1989. Flora of the Lesser Antilles. Vols. 1-6. Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University. Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts. 5). Otero, J.I., R.A. Toro and Pagán de Otero. 1945. Catalogo de los nombres vulgares y científicos de algunas plantas puertorriqueñas. 2nd. ed. Universidad de Puerto Rico. 6). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. 2008. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Website: apps.kew.org/wcsp/home.do Last edited 11 Jun 09 |