Bactris acanthocarpa var. exscapa Barb.Rodr., Enum. Palm. Nov. : 31 (1875)

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Distribution

Widespread in the Amazon basin and the Guyana lowlands.
Distribution in Ecuador. In Ecuador it is infrequent E of the Andes, on terra firme. (Borchsenius F., Borgtoft-Pedersen H. and Baslev H. 1998. Manual to the Palms of Ecuador. AAU Reports 37. Department of Systematic Botany, University of Aarhus, Denmark in collaboration with Pontificia Universidad Catalica del Ecuador)A

Description

  • Petiole 0.5-1.7 m long. Pinnae 20-35 per side, irregularly arranged in clusters of of 2-4, spreding in slightly different planes, the central ones 45-60 cm long and 3-7 cm wide. Peduncle usually without spinules. (Borchsenius F., Borgtoft-Pedersen H. and Baslev H. 1998. Manual to the Palms of Ecuador. AAU Reports 37. Department of Systematic Botany, University of Aarhus, Denmark in collaboration with Pontificia Universidad Catalica del Ecuador)A

Bibliography

    A. Borchsenius F., Borgtoft-Pedersen H. and Baslev H. 1998. Manual to the Palms of Ecuador. AAU Reports 37. Department of Systematic Botany, University of Aarhus, Denmark in collaboration with Pontificia Universidad Catalica del Ecuador