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Palms
Bactris major |
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Synonymy:
None
Common Names:
Lata Palm
Habitat:
Centra/South American rainforest.
Description:
Small clustering palm to about 4m, with thin brown trunks,
with spines at the nodes. Leaf petioles also have spines.
General:
An alcoholic drink is made from the fruit.
Culture:
Warm, sheltered, and moist.
Figure 1. B. major var socialis in habitat, Bolivia.
Figure 2. B. major
var socialis
also in Bolivia.
Figure 3. B. major in habitat, Trinidad
Figure 4. B. major inflorescence, and infructescence.
Figure 5. B. major
| Contributed by: | Gaston Torres Vera, Cordoba, Argentina (Figure 1&2) (Images copyright Argentina Palms) |
| Robert Wilson (Figure 3,4&5) |
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