Bactris major

taxobox
name = "Bactris major"
regnum = Plantae
unranked_divisio = Angiosperms
unranked_classis = Monocots
unranked_ordo = Commelinids
ordo = Arecales
familia = Arecaceae
genus = "Bactris"
species = "B. major"
binomial = "Bactris major"
binomial_authority = Jacq.
synonyms = "Bactris ovata" Stokes (nom. illeg.) "Augustinea major" (Jacq.) H.Karst. "Pyrenoglyphis major" (Jacq.) H.Karst. (of "Bactris major")----"Bactris chaetorhachis" Mart. "Bactris minax" Miq. "Augustinea balanoidea" Oerst. "Augustinea ovata" Oerst. "Bactris cruegeriana" Griseb. "Pyrenoglyphis balanoidea" (Oerst.) H.Karst. "Pyrenoglyphis ovata" (Oerst.) H.Karst. "Bactris balanoidea" (Oerst.) H.Wendl. "Bactris ovata" (Oerst.) H.Wendl. (nom. illeg.) "Bactris megalocarpa" Trail ex Thurn "Bactris ottostapfiana" Barb.Rodr. "Bactris augustinea" L.H.Bailey "Bactris superior" L.H.Bailey "Pyrenoglyphis chaetorhachis" (Mart.) Burret "Pyrenoglyphis ottostapfiana" (Barb.Rodr.) Burret "Pyrenoglyphis superior" (L.H.Bailey) Burret "Bactris albonotata" L.H.Bailey "Bactris beata" L.H.Bailey "Bactris broadwayi" L.H.Bailey "Bactris cateri" L.H.Bailey "Bactris ellipsoidalis" L.H.Bailey "Bactris obovoidea" L.H.Bailey "Bactris planifolia" L.H.Bailey "Bactris swabeyi" L.H.Bailey "Bactris demerarana" L.H.Bailey "Pyrenoglyphis cruegeriana" (Griseb.) H.Karst. "Bactris major" var. "megalocarpa" (Trail ex Thurn) A.J.Hend. (of "Bactris major" var. "major")----"Bactris infesta" Mart. "Pyrenoglyphis infesta" (Mart.) Burret "Bactris exaltata" Barb.Rodr. "Bactris nemorosa" Barb.Rodr. "Bactris socialis" subsp. "curuena" Trail "Bactris socialis" subsp. "gaviona" Trail "Bactris curuena" (Trail) Trail ex Drude "Bactris gaviona" (Trail) Trail ex Drude "Bactris chapadensis" Barb.Rodr. "Bactris major" var. "mattogrossensis" Kuntze "Bactris mattogrossensis" Barb.Rodr. "Pyrenoglyphis chapadensis" (Barb.Rodr.) Burret "Pyrenoglyphis curuena" (Trail) Burret "Pyrenoglyphis exaltata" (Barb.Rodr.) Burret "Pyrenoglyphis gaviona" (Trail) Burret "Pyrenoglyphis mattogrossensis" (Barb.Rodr.) Burret "Pyrenoglyphis nemorosa" (Barb.Rodr.) Burret (of "Bactris major" var. "infesta")----"Bactris socialis" Mart. "Pyrenoglyphis socialis" (Mart.) Burret (of "Bactris major" var. "socialis")|

"Bactris major" is a small to medium sized (1-10 m tall) spiny palm which ranges from Mexico, through Central America into northern South America and Trinidad.cite book |last=Henderson |first=Andrew |authorlink= Andrew Henderson |coauthors=Gloria Galeano; Rodrigo Bernal|title=Field Guide to the Palms of the Americas |year=1995 |publisher=Princeton University Press |location=Princeton, New Jersey| isbn= 0-691-08537-4 ] cite web |url=http://www.rbgkew.org.uk/wcsp/namedetail.do?accepted_id=18943&repSynonym_id=-9998&name_id=18943&status=true |title= "Bactris major"|accessdate=2007-09-08 |format= |work= Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families] The species is divided into three or four varieties, although the boundaries between varieties is not always clearly defined.

The fruits are eaten or used to flavour drinks.

Varieties

Rafaël Govaerts recognised three varieties:

* "Bactris major" var. "major"cite web |url=http://www.rbgkew.org.uk/wcsp/namedetail.do?accepted_id=18945&repSynonym_id=-9998&name_id=18945&status=true |title= "Bactris major" var. "major"|accessdate=2007-09-08 |format= |work= Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families]
* "Bactris major" var. "infesta" (Mart.) Drudecite web |url=http://www.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?accepted_id=18944&repSynonym_id=18905&name_id=18944&status=true |title= "Bactris major" var. "infesta" (Mart.) Drude|accessdate=2007-09-08 |format= |work= Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families]
* "Bactris major" var. "socialis" (Mart.) Drudecite web |url=http://www.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?accepted_id=18947&repSynonym_id=19065&name_id=18947&status=true |title= "Bactris major" var. "socialis" (Mart.) Drude|accessdate=2007-09-08 |format= |work= Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families]

Andrew Henderson and co-authors recognised a fourth variety, "Bactris major" var. "megalocarpa" (Trail ex Thurn) A.J.Hend., but Govaerts considered this to be a synonym of "Bactris major" var. "major". [cite web |url=http://www.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?accepted_id=18945&repSynonym_id=18962&name_id=18946&status=false |title= "Bactris major" var. "megalocarpa" (Trail ex Thurn) A.J.Hend.|accessdate=2007-09-08 |format= |work= Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families]

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