Bactris macana (Mart.) Pittier GRIN-Global

Taxon: Bactris macana (Mart.) Pittier

Synonym of Bactris gasipaes Kunth var. chichagui (H. Karst.) A. J. Hend.

Summary

Genus:

Bactris

Family:

Arecaceae (alt. Palmae)

Subfamily:

Arecoideae

Tribe:

Cocoseae

Subtribe:

Bactridinae

Nomen number:

418566

Place of publication:

Man. pl. usual. Venez. 276. 1926

Verified:

05/08/2001 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in Australian Pastures Genebank.

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

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Reference(s)

Henderson, A. 2000. Bactris (Palmae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 79:73.
Hernández-Ugalde, J. A. et al. 2011. Genetic relationships among wild and cultivated populations of peach palm (Bactris gasipaes Kunth, Palmae): evidence for multiple independent domestication events. Genet. Resources Crop Evol. 58:571-583.
IPGRI. New World Fruits Database (on-line resource).

Common names

Distribution

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://apg.pir.sa.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=418566. Accessed 13 December 2025.