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Astrocaryum alatum

Synonyms: Hexopetion alatum (homotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

Astrocaryum alatum, the coquillo or coquito, is a species of flowering plant in the Arecaceae family.It is found in Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and Panama.It is threatened by habitat loss.
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Attributes

Allergen Potential [1]  Medium-High
Fruit Conspicuous [2]  No
Height [2]  23 feet (7 m)
Fruit Color [2]  Green

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Carara National Park II 12983 Costa Rica  
Guanacaste National Park II 85819 Costa Rica  

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Derived from Allergy-Free Gardening OPALS™, Thomas Leo Ogren (2000)
♦ 2Kissling, W. Daniel et al. (2019), Data from: PalmTraits 1.0, a species-level functional trait database for palms worldwide, v4, Dryad, Dataset, https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.ts45225
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0