Bactris major Jacq.
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Species With Barcodes: 1
Bactris major is a small to medium sized (1–10 m tall) spiny palm which ranges from Mexico, through Central America into northern South America and Trinidad.[5][1] The species is divided into three[1] or four[5] varieties, although the boundaries between varieties is not always clearly defined.[5]
The fruits are eaten or used to flavour drinks.[5]
Varieties[edit]
Rafaël Govaerts recognised three varieties:
- Bactris major var. major[2]
- Bactris major var. infesta (Mart.) Drude[3]
- Bactris major var. socialis (Mart.) Drude[4]
Andrew Henderson and co-authors recognised a fourth variety, Bactris major var. megalocarpa (Trail ex Thurn) A.J.Hend.,[5] but Govaerts considered this to be a synonym of Bactris major var. major.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Bactris major". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Retrieved 2007-09-08.
- ^ a b "Bactris major var. major". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Retrieved 2007-09-08.
- ^ a b "Bactris major var. infesta (Mart.) Drude". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Retrieved 2007-09-08.
- ^ a b "Bactris major var. socialis (Mart.) Drude". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Retrieved 2007-09-08.
- ^ a b c d e Henderson, Andrew; Gloria Galeano; Rodrigo Bernal (1995). Field Guide to the Palms of the Americas. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press. ISBN 0-691-08537-4. Cite uses deprecated parameters (help)
- ^ "Bactris major var. megalocarpa (Trail ex Thurn) A.J.Hend.". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Retrieved 2007-09-08.
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