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Aiphanes eggersii, known locally as corozo, is a species of spiney, pinnately leaved palm which is native to the coastal plain of Ecuador and adjacent dry forests of Peru.
Aiphanes eggersii is native to the dry forests of the coastal plain of Ecuador and northern Peru, in areas receiving as little as 500 millimetres (20 in) of precipitation annually. It is commonly found in the Ecuadorian province of Manabí.
The fruit and seeds are edible, and trees are sometimes planted near houses.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Aiphanes eggersii by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
