Palms   Astrocaryum mexicanum

Common Names: Choco Palm Habitat: Rainforests of Mexico and Central America. Description: A smaller growing palm to about 2.5m with heavily spined petioles and rhachis, and large, simple, or sparingly divided leaves. Leaflets are dark green above, and silvery underneath. Culture: Light shade to full sun, from the tropics to the sub-tropics. The most cold hardy Astrocaryum.

Figure 1. Older A. mexicanum in a garden in Cuba.

Figure 2. A. mexicanum inflorescence.

Contributed by:	Rolf Kyburz, K-Palms (Figure 1)
	Alan Gregg (Figure 2)

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