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| Acrocomia intumescens | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Arecales |
| Family: | Arecaceae |
| Genus: | Acrocomia |
| Species: | A. intumescens
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| Binomial name | |
| Acrocomia intumescens (Drude, 1881)
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Acrocomia intumescens, the macaúba-barriguda tree, is a palm tree in the genus Acrocomia. It is native to the Brazilian states of Alagoas, Pernambuco, Rio Grande do Norte, Paraíba and Ceará. It occurs in the Atlantic Forest, both in the Zona da Mata and in the Caatinga moist-forest enclaves.[1][2]
This palm is one of two species that are locally known by the name of macaúba, macaíba, boicaiuva or coco-de-catarro, the other being Acrocomia aculeata.[1][2] The local names are derived from the Tupi word ma'kaí'ba, meaning "yellow-coconut".[2]
- ^ a b LORENZI, H.; MOREIRA DE SOUZA, H.; TADEU DE MEDEIROS-COSTA, J.; COELHO DE CERQUEIRA, L.; VON BEHR, N. (1996). Palmeiras no Brasil: Exóticas e Nativas. Instituto Plantarum.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ a b c "Macaúba". iDicionário Caldas Aulete. 2008. Archived from the original on 12 March 2014. Retrieved 28 April 2013.