Bactris maraja var. juruensis
(Trail) A. J. Hend.
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Description
A tropical palm in the Arecaceae family with edible fruit.
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Edible Uses
The fruit are eaten.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Amazon, French Guiana, South America,
Synonyms
Bactris juruensis Trail.Bactris penicillata Barb.Rodr.Bactris piranga Trail
Also Known As
Maraja-piranga, Neja
References (2)
- Brevard County Edible Acres (As Bactris piranga)
- Kermath, B. M., et al, 2014, Food Plants in the Americas: A survey of the domesticated, cultivated and wild plants used for Human food in North, Central and South America and the Caribbean. On line draft. p 118
