Choco Palm – I Planted Roots in Mexico

By Tommy Clarkson on the September 2020 Edition Choco Palm Astrocaryum mexicanum Family Arecaceae Also known as Lancetilla or Chichon The genus Astrocaryum is comprised of eighteen, very spiny, pinnate leaved palms. As a whole, they grow naturally in the West Indies, through Mexico, through Central America and into South America. The genus name is derived […]

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