Bactris major
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Bactris major Jacq. |
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Bactris ovata Stokes (nom. illeg.) Bactris chaetorhachis Mart. Bactris infesta Mart. Bactris socialis Mart. |
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]
[edit] Varieties
Rafaƫl 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]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Bactris major. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Retrieved on 2007-09-08.
- ^ a b Bactris major var. major. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Retrieved on 2007-09-08.
- ^ a b Bactris major var. infesta (Mart.) Drude. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Retrieved on 2007-09-08.
- ^ a b Bactris major var. socialis (Mart.) Drude. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Retrieved on 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.
- ^ Bactris major var. megalocarpa (Trail ex Thurn) A.J.Hend.. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Retrieved on 2007-09-08.