A palm It forms clusters and grows 2 m tall. The fruit are greenish yellow and turn red. They are round and 8 mm across.
How to Grow
Grows best in a warm, sheltered, moist position.
Other Uses
The leaves are used for thatching. The leaves are valued for their durability. These leaves are even sometimes taken off old houses to be reused in the construction of a new house, especially if the new living area does not supply these palms.
Bactris simplicifrons is a small (0.5–2 m tall, 0.3–1 cm in diameter) palm which is found in Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia.
Unlike most other species of Bactris, B. simplicifrons is usually non-spiny, or only spiny along the leaf margins. It also tends to have simple, rather than compound leaves.
Amylocarpus acanthocnemis (Mart.) Barb.Rodr.
Amylocarpus angustifolius Huber
Amylocarpus arenarius (Barb.Rodr.) Barb.Rodr.
Amylocarpus inermis (Trail ex Barb.Rodr.) Barb.Rodr.
Amylocarpus luetzelburgii Burret
Amylocarpus microspathus (Barb.Rodr.) Barb.Rodr.
Amylocarpus obovatus Burret
Amylocarpus simplicifrons (Mart.) Barb.Rodr.
Amylocarpus tenuissimus (Barb.Rodr.) Barb.Rodr.
Amylocarpus xanthocarpus (Barb.Rodr.) Barb.Rodr.
Bactris acanthocnemis Mart.
Bactris amoena BurretBactris arenaria Barb.Rodr.Bactris brevifolia SpruceBactris carolensis SpruceBactris cuspidata var. tenuis (Wallace) DrudeBactris dakamana (L.H. Bailey) GlassmanBactris essequiboensis (L.H. Bailey) GlassmanBactris gleasonii (L.H. Bailey) GlassmanBactris gracilis Barb.Rodr.Bactris huberiana BurretBactris inermis Trail ex Barb. Rodr.Bactris inermis var. tenuissima Barb. Rodr.Bactris inermis var. tenuissimis Barb. Rodr.Bactris juruensis var. lissospatha TrailBactris kuhlmannii BurretBactris kuhlmannii var. aculeata BurretBactris luetzelburgii BurretBactris luetzelburgii var. anacantha BurdetBactris maguirei (L.H.Bailey) Steyerm.Bactris microspatha Barb.Rodr.Bactris mitis subsp. inermis TrailBactris mitis subsp. tenuis (Wallace) TrailBactris mitis subsp. uaupensis (Spruce) TrailBactris naevia Poepp. ex BurretBactris negrensis SpruceBactris negrensis var. carolensis (Spruce) BurretBactris negrensis var. minor SpruceBactris obovata BurretBactris paucisecta BurretBactris pulchra var. inermis DammerBactris simplex BurretBactris simplicifrons var. acanthocnemis (Mart.) DrudeBactris simplicifrons var. brevifolia (Spruce) TrailBactris simplicifrons var. carolensis (Spruce) TrailBactris simplicifrons var. negrensis (Spruce) TrailBactris simplicifrons var. subpinnata TrailBactris sororopanae Steyerm.Bactris stahelii (L.H.Bailey) GlassmanBactris tenuis WallaceBactris tenuis var. inermis (Trail ex Barb.Rodr.) BurretBactris tenuissima (Barb.Rodr.) Barb.Rodr.Bactris tenuissimis (Barb. Rodr.) BurretBactris trinitensis (L.H.Bailey) GlassmanBactris uaupensis SpruceBactris ulei BurretBactris xanthocarpa Barb.Rodr.Yuyba dakamana L.H. BaileyYuyba essequiboensis L.H. BaileyYuyba gleasonii L.H. BaileyYuyba maguirei L.H. BaileyYuyba simplicifrons (Mart.) L.H. BaileyYuyba simplicifrons var. acanthocnemis (Mart.) A.D. HawkesYuyba simplicifrons var. subpinnata (Trail) A.D. HawkesYuyba stahelii L.H. BaileyYuyba trinitensis L.H. Bailey
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