Mazhar Botanic Garden

Aiphanes horrida (Jacq.) Burret

Corozo chiquito Corozo colorado Coyure Palm

Sample code: EGY-MBG-000028
Common name: Corozo chiquito, Corozo colorado, Coyure Palm
English name: Corozo colorado,
Arabic name: ايفين هوريدا
Native: Colombia
Country: Colombia
(PGR): Rare

Solitary spiny tree, grow 3-10 m tall, 6-10 cm in diameter, ringed with flattened black spines 2 cm long leaves pinnate, with a short spiny petiole and drooping, spiny rachis leaflets clustered in groups of 4-6 grow in several planes male and female flowers are held on the same inflorescences fruits spherical 16-23 cm and bright red or orange-red when ripe

 ornamental palm. Fruit  edible.

Caryota horrida Jacq, 

Aiphanes aculeata Willd

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Texture: Clay Loam
Fertility: High
Drainage: Well drained
Salinity: Intermediated
Water Sources: Moderate Water
Climates: Mediterranean
Lights: Full sun
Propagation: Fresh seeds germinate 1-2 months in warm media.
Flowering time: Summer
Zone: 9b : 11
pH range: 6.5
Status: Not evaluated
Life span: Perennial
Habits: Palm
Sample Type: Introduced - cultivated
Collecting Sources: Botanical garden
Plant Uses: Ornamental
Plant Populations density: Cultivated
Vegetation types: Evergreen
pH: Mild acid Neutral

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