Arecaceae

Grugru palm

Acrocomia totai Mart.

Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Acrocomia

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Common names

By language (2)

Chinese: 格魯椰子
English: Grugru palm, Gru Gru palm

Characteristics

Growth habit: Tree
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: introduced

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Sources: classification from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.