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Arecaceae

Acum palm

Syagrus flexuosa (Mart.) Becc.

Family
Arecaceae
Genus
Syagrus

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Acum palm: Sitio Burle Marx, outside Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Home of the famous artist and landscape designer Roberto Burle Marx. Visited on IPS Biennial tour.
Photo: Scott Zona from Miami, Florida, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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Acum palm

Synonyms

  • Calappa flexuosa (Mart.) Kuntze
  • Cocos flexuosa Mart.
  • Cocos flexuosa var. densiflora Mart.

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.