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Cocos amara Jacq.
Select. Stirp. Amer. Hist. 277 (1763)
Family: ARECACEAE

Accepted Scientific Name: Syagrus amara (Jacq.) Mart.
Voy. Amer. Mer. 7(3): 132 (1847) A.D.Orb.

Cocos amara (Syagrus amara) Photo by: Forest Starr & Kim Starr
Habit at Iao Tropical Gardens of Maui, Maui, Hawaii (USA). May 22, 2012.

Synonyms:

Common Names include:
ENGLISH: Overtop palm, Moca palm, Rhiticocos Palm
FRENCH (Français): Palmier amer, Yattahou (Dominica), Coco nain (Dominica), Kokoyé (Dominica), Petit coco de bois (Guadeloupe), Petit coco (Martinique), Mocho (Montserrat)


20798 star Forest Starr & Kim Starr
Fruit at Iao Tropical Gardens of Maui, Maui, Hawaii (USA). May 22, 2012. (Syagrus amara) Photo by: Forest Starr & Kim Starr
20797 star Forest Starr & Kim Starr
Large fruit at Iao Tropical Gardens of Maui, Maui, Hawaii (USA). May 22, 2012. (Syagrus amara) Photo by: Forest Starr & Kim Starr

20796 star Forest Starr & Kim Starr
Fruit at Iao Tropical Gardens of Maui, Maui, Hawaii (USA). May 22, 2012. (Syagrus amara) Photo by: Forest Starr & Kim Starr
20800 star Forest Starr & Kim Starr
Maui, Maui, Hawaii (USA). May 22, 2012. (Syagrus amara) Photo by: Forest Starr & Kim Starr


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