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By goodadmin | June 27, 2007
by steve stamos
Grugru or Acrocomia aculeata is the sole species in the genus Acrocomia. This tree is a species of palm native to tropical regions of the Americas. It can grow in a wide variety of climates and situations, but is generally limited to areas of South America and much less common to the rest of the world
Grugru palm (nut tree
) grows to 15-20 m tall, with a trunk up to 50 cm diameter. Numerous slender, black, viciously sharp 10 cm long spines point out from the trunk. The leaves are 3-4 m long, with numerous slender, 50-100 cm long leaflets. The flowers are small, produced on a large branched inflorescence.
The fruit is a yellowish-green drupe 2.5-5 cm in diameter, containing a single, dark brown, hard, edible nutlike seed 2-3 cm diameter. They appear in large numbers very tough to break with a dry white filling that has an almost sweet taste when eaten. The nut yields a yellow butter, with the perfume of violets, which used in making violet soap.
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