Astrocaryum alatum

Astrocaryum alatum
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
(unranked):	Commelinids
Order:	Arecales
Family:	Arecaceae
Genus:	Astrocaryum
Species:	A. alatum
Binomial name
Astrocaryum alatum H.F.Loomis

Astrocaryum alatum, the coquillo or coquito, is a species of flowering plant in the Arecaceae family. It is found in Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and Panama. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

• Henderson, A. 1998. Astrocaryum alatum. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 20 July 2007.