Biology:Bactris simplicifrons

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Short description: Species of palm

Bactris simplicifrons
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Bactris
Species:
B. simplicifrons
Binomial name
Bactris simplicifrons

Bactris simplicifrons is a small (0.5–2 m tall, 0.3–1 cm in diameter) palm[1] which is found in Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Brazil , Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia.[2]

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.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Henderson, Andrew; Gloria Galeano; Rodrigo Bernal (1995). Field Guide to the Palms of the Americas. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press. ISBN 0-691-08537-4. 
  2. "Bactris setulosa". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. http://www.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?accepted_id=19056&repSynonym_id=-9998&name_id=19056&status=true. Retrieved 2007-09-09. 

Wikidata ☰ Q4840058 entry