Bactris setiflora
Burret
What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit, Seed, Palm heart
The fruit, seeds, and palm heart are edible.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant.
Amazon, Ecuador*, South America,
How to Identify
A palm. It forms clumps of 5-30 stems. They grow 3-5 m tall. The stems are 2-5 cm across. They are spiny. The sheath is 40-70 cm long. The leaves are up to 1.8 m long with 25-34 leaflets on each side. These have flattened yellow-brown spines. The flowering shoots are between the leaves and 18-20 cm long. They are spiny. The fruit are 2-3 cm long by 2-3 cm wide.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Bactris setiflora is a species of palm tree. It is endemic to Ecuador, where it is known only from Pastaza Province. It is threatened by deforestation.
Names & Synonyms
Chontilla, Shipu
References (4)
- Marcia, M. J., et al, 2011, Palm Uses in Northwestern South America: A Quantitative Review. Bot. Rev. (2011) 77:462-570
- Palmpedia
- Torre, de la L., et al, 2008, Enciclopedia de las Plantas Útiles del Ecuador. Herbario QCA. Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador. p 198
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
