Bactris sphaerocarpa

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Fruit

The fruit is eaten.

It is a tropical plant.

Amazon, Brazil, Colombia, Peru, South America,

Countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Paraguay, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela

A tropical palm in the family Arecaceae. The fruit is edible.

Names & Synonyms

Marajo-fino, Nejilla

Several varieties

References (2)

Kermath, B. M., et al, 2014, Food Plants in the Americas: A survey of the domesticated, cultivated and wild plants used for Human food in North, Central and South America and the Caribbean. On line draft. p 119 (As Bactris tomentosa var. sphaerocarpa)
Kew Plants of the World onLine