Attalea cohune
Species of palm / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Attalea cohune, commonly known as the cohune palm (also rain tree, American oil palm, corozo palm or manaca palm),[1] is a species of palm tree native to Mexico and parts of Central America.[2]
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Cohune palm | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Arecales |
Family: | Arecaceae |
Genus: | Attalea |
Species: | A. cohune |
Binomial name | |
Attalea cohune | |
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The cohune palm is used in the production of cohune oil and its nut can be used as a variety of vegetable ivory.