Explore: Bactris

Bactris gasipaes is a species of palm native to the tropical forests of Central and South America. It is well spread in these regions, where it is often

South America during the late Cretaceous. Bactris shows high rates of speciation. Both stems and leaves of Bactris species are generally covered with spines

sourcing from wild palms. The main variety that has been domesticated is Bactris gasipaes, known in English as peach palm. This variety is the most widely

species of Bactris to form a clade with B. plumeriana and B. jamaicana as sister species. Fifteen other species occur in the wider Caribbean: Bactris barronis

Govaerts recognised three varieties: Bactris major var. major Bactris major var. infesta (Mart.) Drude Bactris major var. socialis (Mart.) Drude Andrew

Bactris nancibaensis is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. Found only in French Guiana, it is threatened by habitat loss. Only two

Bolivia. The larvae have been recorded feeding on Bactris acanthocarpa. Savela, Markku. "Leucanopsis bactris (Sepp, [1852])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life

Bactris jamaicana is a spiny palm which grows in multi-stemmed clumps. It is endemic to Jamaica. Bactris jamaicana is a spiny palm with pinnately-compound

given that authors differently assumed the genitive case of bacter to be bactris (3rd declension words of Latin origin ending in =ter), bacteri (2nd declension)

Bactris setiflora is a species of palm tree. It is endemic to Ecuador, where it is known only from Pastaza Province. It is threatened by deforestation