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South America during the late Cretaceous.
Bactris shows high
rates of speciation. Both
stems and
leaves of
Bactris species are
generally covered with spines...
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Bactris gasipaes is a
species of palm
native to the
tropical forests of
Central and
South America. It is well
spread in
these regions,
where it is often...
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sourcing from wild palms. The main
variety that has been
domesticated is
Bactris gasipaes,
known in
English as
peach palm. This
variety is the most widely...
- Bolivia. The
larvae have been
recorded feeding on
Bactris acanthocarpa. Savela, Markku. "Leucanopsis
bactris (Sepp, [1852])".
Lepidoptera and Some
Other Life...
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Bactris nancibaensis is a
species of
flowering plant in the
family Arecaceae. It is
found only in
French Guiana. It is
threatened by
habitat loss. Only...
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species of
Bactris to form a
clade with B.
plumeriana and B.
jamaicana as
sister species.
Fifteen other species occur in the
wider Caribbean:
Bactris barronis...
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largest species of
Bactris and is
found at the
highest elevations. Synonyms:
Bactris cuvaro H.Karst.,
Bactris cuesa Crueg. ex Griseb.,
Bactris falcata J.R.Johnst...
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Greater Antillean Bactris species. Salzman,
Virginia T. & Judd,
Walter S. (1995). "A
revision of the
Greater Antillean species of
Bactris (Bactridinae: Arecaceae)"...
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Govaerts recognised three varieties:
Bactris major var.
major Bactris major var.
infesta (Mart.)
Drude Bactris major var.
socialis (Mart.)
Drude Andrew...
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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...