As recorded for Cohuene Palm
Attalea cohune
Cohuene Palm
Also known as American Oil Palm
- Habit
- Palm (Columnar)
- Native to
- Mexico and Central America
Ecology & growing context
- Native status · Kew WCVP
- WCVP native range does not include India Kew dataset ↗︎
Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: S. Mexico to Honduras, Colombia (Magdalena Valley). Not listed native does not establish introduction or absence from India.
- Recorded habitat
- cultivated in gardens
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How to identify Cohuene Palm
Identify Cohuene Palm by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a palm (columnar) habit.
- Confirm leaf type: Pinnately compound (feather-shaped fronds).
- Confirm fruit type: Nut.
- Confirm it sits within the Arecaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Cohuene Palm.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Attalea cohune
- Genus
- Attalea
- Family
- Arecaceae
- Habit
- Palm (Columnar)
- Habitat
- cultivated in gardens
- Habitat type
- Cultivated
- Native to
- Mexico and Central America
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Pinnately compound (feather-shaped fronds)recorded
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Cohuene Palm itself; the rest are typical of the Arecaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Fruit type
- NutrecordedA hard-shelled, single-seeded fruit that does not split open.“The cohune palm is used in the production of cohune oil and its nut can be used as a variety of vegetable ivory.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Inflorescence
- Panicle
Characters marked “recorded” are for Cohuene Palm itself; the rest are typical of the Arecaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Cohuene Palm
A member of the Arecaceae family, Cohuene Palm (Attalea cohune) is a single-stemmed palm. It is native to Mexico and Central America. It is cultivated in gardens.
Arecaceae
Palm family
Cohuene Palm belongs to the Arecaceae family.
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