Bactris major
| Bactris major | |
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| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Arecales |
| Family: | Arecaceae |
| Genus: | Bactris |
| Species: | B. major
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| Binomial name | |
| Bactris major | |
| Synonyms | |
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Bactris ovata Stokes (nom. illeg.) Bactris chaetorhachis Mart. Bactris infesta Mart. Bactris socialis Mart. | |
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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]
Spanish names for the palm species include marayaú.
Varieties
[edit | edit source]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]
Gallery of images
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