Bactris setulosa

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Bactris setulosa
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Bactris
Species: B. setulosa
Binomial name
Bactris setulosa
H.Karst.

Bactris setulosa (syn. Bactris cuvaro H.Karst., Bactris cuesa Crueg. ex Griseb., Bactris falcata J.R.Johnst., Bactris sworderiana Becc., Bactris kalbreyeri Burret, Bactris circularis L.H.Bailey, Bactris bergantina Steyerm.[2]) is a medium sized (5-10 m tall, 6-10 cm in diameter) spiny palm which is found in Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago and Suriname. It is one of the largest species of Bactris and is found at the highest elevations.[3]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Henderson, A. (1998). Bactris setulosa. 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2007. Retrieved on November 16, 2007.
  2. ^ Bactris setulosa. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Retrieved on 2007-09-09.
  3. ^ 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.