Cohuene Palm
Attalea cohune
Also known as American Oil Palm
Palm (Columnar)outdoor
About Cohuene Palm
Attalea cohune, commonly known as the cohune palm (also rain tree, American oil palm, corozo palm or manaca palm), is a species of palm tree native to Mexico and parts of Central America. The cohune palm is used in the production of cohune oil and its nut can be used as a variety of vegetable ivory.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Attalea cohune
- Genus
- Attalea
- Family
- ARECACEAE
- Habit
- Palm (Columnar)
- Habitat
- cultivated in gardens
- Native to
- Mexico and Central America
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Botanical family
Arecaceae
Palm family
Cohuene Palm belongs to the Arecaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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