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Bactris
Bactris is a genus of spiny palms which is native to the Mexico, South and Central America and the Caribbean. Most species are small trees about 2 metres (6 ft 7 in) tall, but some are large trees while others are shrubs with subterranean stems. They have simple or pinnately compound leaves and yellow, orange, red or purple-black fruit. The genus is most closely related to several other spiny palms—Acrocomia, Aiphanes, Astrocaryum and Desmoncus. The fruit of several...
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
peach-palm
speciesBactris gasipaes
Bactris major
speciesBactris major
Bactris setosa
speciesBactris setosa
Tobago Cane
speciesBactris guineensis
Bactris campestris
speciesBactris campestris
Bactris mexicana
speciesBactris mexicana
Bactris riparia
speciesBactris riparia
Bactris ferruginea
speciesBactris ferruginea
Bactris aubletiana
speciesBactris aubletiana
Bactris brongniartii
speciesBactris brongniartii
Prickly palm
speciesBactris plumeriana
Bactris maraja
speciesBactris maraja
Bactris rhaphidacantha
speciesBactris rhaphidacantha
Bactris acanthocarpa
speciesBactris acanthocarpa
Bactris glaucescens
speciesBactris glaucescens
Bactris setulosa
speciesBactris setulosa
Bactris pliniana
speciesBactris pliniana
Bactris oligocarpa
speciesBactris oligocarpa
Bactris simplicifrons
speciesBactris simplicifrons
Bactris hondurensis
speciesBactris hondurensis
Bactris nancibaensis
speciesBactris nancibaensis
Bactris gastoniana
speciesBactris gastoniana
Bactris coloradonis
speciesBactris coloradonis
Bactris hirta
speciesBactris hirta
Bactris constanciae
speciesBactris constanciae
Bactris elegans
speciesBactris elegans
Bactris concinna
speciesBactris concinna
Bactris acanthocarpoides
speciesBactris acanthocarpoides
Bactris cubensis
speciesBactris cubensis
Bactris vulgaris
speciesBactris vulgaris
Bactris bahiensis
speciesBactris bahiensis
Bactris glandulosa
speciesBactris glandulosa
Bactris dianeura
speciesBactris dianeura
Bactris caryotifolia
speciesBactris caryotifolia
Bactris soeiroana
speciesBactris soeiroana
Bactris militaris
speciesBactris militaris
Bactris cuspidata
speciesBactris cuspidata
Bactris corossilla
speciesBactris corossilla
Bactris pickelii
speciesBactris pickelii
Bactris bidentula
speciesBactris bidentula
Bactris hatschbachii
speciesBactris hatschbachii
Bactris jamaicana
speciesBactris jamaicana
Bactris pilosa
speciesBactris pilosa
Bactris tomentosa
speciesBactris tomentosa
Bactris barronis
speciesBactris barronis
Bactris grayumii
speciesBactris grayumii
Bactris caudata
speciesBactris caudata
Bactris panamensis
speciesBactris panamensis
Bactris charnleyae
speciesBactris charnleyae
Bactris horridispatha
speciesBactris horridispatha
Bactris schultesii
speciesBactris schultesii
Bactris bifida
speciesBactris bifida
Bactris ana-juliae
speciesBactris ana-juliae
Bactris killipii
speciesBactris killipii
Bactris chaveziae
speciesBactris chaveziae
Bactris ptariana
speciesBactris ptariana
Bactris setiflora
speciesBactris setiflora
Bactris martiana
speciesBactris martiana
Bactris syagroides
speciesBactris syagroides
Bactris fissifrons
speciesBactris fissifrons
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 85316.