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Bactris setulosa
Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Palms

Bactris setulosa

NT Near Threatened

Names

English—
Dutch—
SpanishPiganá
Chinese—
Sranan Tongopalmbon (general name for the group)
Scientific nameBactris setulosa H.Karst.

About this species

Bactris setulosa is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. It is a medium-sized (5–10 m tall, 6–10 cm in diameter) spiny palm which is found in Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago and Suriname. It is one of the largest species of Bactris and is found at the highest elevations.

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Classification

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassLiliopsida
OrderArecales
FamilyArecaceae
GenusBactris

Related species in Suriname