Palms   Bactris cubensis

Common Names: Pajuapalme Distribution & Habitat: Found in open rainforest on the Nipe-Baracoa Massif and eastern Sierra Maestra in eastern Cuba at elevations between 40 and 700 metres above sea level. Description: It is a medium sized clumping palm that grows from grow 2.7m (8ft) to 6.4m (20ft) tall in clumps of between 6 and 12 stems. It has long spines covering all the stems, and attractive, light green, slightly plumose leaves. Cultivation: Not often grown in cultivation, but tropical/warm sub-tropical in its requiements. Sunny, well drained position.

Figure 1. B. cubensis in habitat, Parque Nacional Alejandro de Humboldt in the Guantanamo Province, eastern Cuba.

Figure 2. B. cubensis

Figure 3. B. cubensis

Contributed by:

Helena Cistotov (Figure 1,2&3)

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