✿Arecaceae · Bactris
Prickly Palm
Bactris major
Also known as Kawmaka
Cane (Non climbing)outdoor
- Habit
- Cane (Non climbing)
- Native to
- Central America and Northern South America
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Bactris major
- Genus
- Bactris
- Family
- Arecaceae
- Habit
- Cane (Non climbing)
- Native to
- Central America and Northern South America
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Pinnately compound (feather-shaped fronds)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Prickly Palm itself; the rest are typical of the Arecaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Panicle
- Fruit
- Drupe
Typical of the Arecaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
About Prickly Palm
Prickly Palm (Bactris major) is a species in the Arecaceae family. It is native to Central America and Northern South America.
Botanical family
Arecaceae
Palm family
Prickly Palm belongs to the Arecaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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