Bactris syagroides
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Arecales |
| Family: | Arecaceae |
| Genus: | Bactris |
| Species: | B. syagroides |
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| Bactris syagroides Trail | |
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Bactris syagroides is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. It is a shrub with five to eight leaves and yellow-orange fruits. The species is native to Brazil, and was described in 1877.
Taxonomy
The species was described by James W. H. Trail in 1877.[2]
Distribution
Bactris syagroides is native to the wet tropical biome of northern Brazil (Amazonas and Pará).[1] It grows in lowland rainforests.[3]
Description
Bactris syagroides is a shrub.[1] It grows 0.6–1.5 metres (2.0–4.9 ft) high, and 0.8–2 centimetres (0.31–0.79 in) wide. The stems lack spines, and are covered in decaying leaf bases.[3]
The plant has five to eight leaves, with scattered black spines that grow up to 1 centimetre (0.39 in) long. The leaf stems are 45–90 centimetres (1.48–2.95 ft) long. The leaves are compound, and have thirty to thirty-eight regularly arranged pinnae on each side.[3]
The flower stems are spiny, and up to 4.5 centimetres (1.8 in) long. The male flowers are 3–4 millimetres (0.12–0.16 in) long, and have four to six stamens. The sepal lobes are 0.5–1 millimetre (0.020–0.039 in) long. The female flowers are 2–3 millimetres (0.079–0.118 in) long. The calyx is cup-shaped, and 0.3–1 millimetre (0.012–0.039 in) long. The corolla is tube-shaped, and 2–3 millimetres (0.079–0.118 in) long.[3]
The fruits are round, yellow-orange, and 6–8 millimetres (0.24–0.31 in) in diameter. The mesocarp is starchy. The endocarp is pitted and obovoid.[3]
Etymology
Bactris syagroides is named for its resemblance to Syagrus cocoides.[4]
References
- 1 2 3 "Bactris syagroides". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2026-07-11.
- ↑ "Bactris syagroides Trail". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries; Australian National Botanic Gardens.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Bactris syagroides Barb.Rodr. & Trail". WorldFloraOnline.org. World Flora Online. Retrieved 11 July 2026.
- ↑ Trail, James William Helenus (1877). Journal of botany, British and foreign. Vol. 15. Robert Hardwicke. p. 77.