Arecaceae
Bactris
Bactris maraja

Bactris maraja var. juruensis (Trail) A.J.Hend.

First published in Palms Amazon: 205 (1995)
This variety is accepted
The native range of this variety is W. South America to N. Brazil. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Descriptions

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General Description
Sheath, petiole, and rachis with scattered to moderate covering of slightly flattened, yellowish spines; pinnae (2-)6-11 per side, irregularly arranged, spreading in slightly different planes, sigmoid, with long, filamentous, minutely spiny apex. Inflorescences interfoliar; peduncular bract glabrous or with a few spines; rachillae 2-9; fruits to 1 cm diam., broadly obovoid, usually not spinulose.
Distribution
Distribution and habitat. Western Amazon region of Colombia (Amazonas, Vaupés), Peru (Loreto, Madre de Dios), Brazil (Amazonas), and Bolivia (Beni) (Fig. 47C), and possibly French Guiana, lowland rain forest in várzea or terra flrme, at 200-250 m elevation.
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Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Palmweb - Palms of the World Online

    • Palmweb 2011. Palmweb: Palms of the World Online. Published on the internet http://www.palmweb.org. Accessed on 21/04/2013
    • Content licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0