Bactris macroacantha
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I. Huamantupa : Universidad Nacional San Antonio Abad de Cusco
I. Huamantupa : Universidad Nacional San Antonio Abad de Cusco
What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit, Palm heart
The fruit and palm heart are edible.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant. It grows in lowland forests between 120-370 m above sea level.
Amazon, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, South America,
How to Identify
A small palm. It can be in clumps. It grows 1-4 m tall and the trunk is 2-4 cm across. It can be spiny at the internodes. There are 2-6 leaves. The leaf sheath is 25-47 cm long. The leaves are 1-1.8 m long. There are 13-30 leaflets on each side. The flowering shoots are between the leaves. The fruit are 2.5-3.2 cm long by 2-2.3 cm wide. The fruit are round and yellow.
Names & Synonyms
Chonta brava, Chontilla de coco, Kamancha, Maraja, Shipu
Bactris acanthospatha Trail ex DrudeBactris confluens var. acanthospatha TrailBactris platyacantha Burret
References (7)
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- Lopez-Diago, D. & Garcia, N., 2021, Wild edible fruits of Colombia. Biota ColomBiana 22 (2) p 31
- Marcia, M. J., et al, 2011, Palm Uses in Northwestern South America: A Quantitative Review. Bot. Rev. (2011) 77:462-570
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- Torre, de la L., et al, 2008, Enciclopedia de las Plantas Útiles del Ecuador. Herbario QCA. Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador. p 196
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
