Structure of Acrocomia Fruit

Abstract

OF the palm kernels utilized as feeding materials, those of the coconut (Cocos nucifera L.) and palm nut (Elaeis guineensis L.) are best known. The differences in structure of the endosperm cells probably provide the most reliable means of distinguishing between the two species in meals or cakes. The endosperm cells of the coconut are more elongated than those of the palm nut and their walls are uniformly thickened, as opposed to the pitted walls of Elaeis¹.