Bactris baculifera

Karw. ex Mart.

ArecaceaeFruit
Bactris baculifera
iNaturalist · cc-by-nc
(c) ovilla82, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by ovilla82
Bactris baculifera
iNaturalist · cc-by
(c) Luis Mora, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Luis Mora
Bactris baculifera
iNaturalist · cc-by-nc
(c) ovilla82, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by ovilla82

What to Eat

Edible parts: Fruit

The round fruits are edible.

Where to Find It

It is a subtropical plant.

Mexico,

Countries: Mexico

How to Identify

A palm. The trunk is 2.5 m tall. The internodes are 20 cm long and have flattened spines. The fruit are round.

References (1)
  • Segura, S. et al, 2018, The edible fruit species in Mexico. Genet Resour Crop Evol (2018) 65:1767–1793

More from Arecaceae