Syagrus pseudococos

{{Short description|Species of palm}}

{{Speciesbox

|image = Syagrus pseudococos 3a (Scott Zona).jpg

|status = LR/lc

|status_system = IUCN2.3

|status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Noblick, L. |date=1998 |title=Syagrus pseudococos |volume=1998 |page=e.T38702A10143363 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T38702A10143363.en |access-date=14 November 2021}}

|genus = Syagrus (plant)

|species = pseudococos

|authority = (Raddi) Glassman

|synonyms_ref =

|synonyms =

• Langsdorffia pseudococos Raddi
• Barbosa pseudococos (Raddi) Becc.
• Cocos mikaniana Mart.
• Syagrus mikaniana (Mart.) Mart.
• Calappa mikaniana (Mart.) Kuntze

}}

Syagrus pseudococos is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. It is found in tropical rainforest and on rocky outcrops in eastern Brazil along a coastal strip from extreme south of state of Bahia south through Espírito Santo, Rio de Janeiro to São Paulo.[http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=198835 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families]Henderson, A., G. A. Galeano & R. Bernal. 1995. Field Guide to the Palms of the Americas 1–352. Princeton University Press, Princeton, New Jersey USALorenzi, H., Noblick, L.R., Kahn, F. & Ferreira, E. (2010). Brazilian Flora Arecaceae (Palms): 1-268. Instituto Plantarum de Estudos da Flora LTDA, São Paulo, Brazil.{{cite web |url=http://servicos.jbrj.gov.br/flora/search/Syagrus_pseudococos |title=Brazilian Flora Checklist - Syagrus pseudococos (Raddi) Glassman |author= |date=2018 |website=Flora do Brasil 2020 under construction |publisher=Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro |access-date=9 September 2018}}

Syagrus pseudococos has a single, thin, greenish trunk which grows over {{convert|50|ft|m|abbr=off|sp=us}} high. It produces quite large fruit and has a full crown. It grows best in rich, well drained soil.[http://www.junglemusic.net/palms/syagrus-pseudococos.htm Jungle Music] It can be distinguished from other species of Syagrus by the pear-shaped form of the fruit. The seeds are also unique among Syagrus in having a

hollow interior to the endosperm, just like a coconut.

It is possibly known as coco verde in California, whereas in Brazil it is known as coco-amargoso or peririma.