South America during the late Cretaceous. Bactris shows high rates of speciation. Both stems and leaves of Bactris species are generally covered with spines...

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...

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...

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...

Bolivia. The larvae have been recorded feeding on Bactris acanthocarpa. Savela, Markku. "Leucanopsis bactris (Sepp, [1852])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Greater Antillean Bactris species. Salzman, Virginia T. & Judd, Walter S. (1995). "A revision of the Greater Antillean species of Bactris (Bactridinae: Arecaceae)"...