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Taxon:  Bactris gasipaes Kunth



Summary
Genus:
Bactris
Family:
Arecaceae (alt. Palmae)
Subfamily:
Arecoideae
Tribe:
Cocoseae
Subtribe:
Bactridinae
Nomen number:
418541
Place of publication:
F. W. H. A. von Humboldt et al., Nov. gen. sp. 1:242[folio]; 1:302[quarto]. 1816, nom. cons.
Comment:
conserved (nom. cons.) against the heterotypic synonym (Melbourne ICN Art. 14.4 & App. IV) Martinezia ciliata Ruiz & Pav., nom. rej.
Verified:
05/02/2000 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in Australian Pastures Genebank. 
Other conspecific taxa
Bactris gasipaes Kunth var. chichagui (H. Karst.) A. J. Hend. (0 active accession[s])
Bactris gasipaes Kunth var. gasipaes (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images


Reference(s)
  1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman & M. Hjertson. Våra kulturväxters namn - ursprung och användning. Formas, Stockholm (Handbook on Swedish cultivated and utility plants, their names and origin). 2009
  2. Bernal, R. G. 1989. (957) Proposal to conserve Bactris gasipaes Kunth against Bactris ciliata (R. & P.) Mart. (Palmae). Taxon 38:520.
  3. Brummitt, R. K. 1993. Report of the Committee for Spermatophyta: 38. Taxon 42:695.
  4. Clement, C. R. 1988. The potential use of the pejibaye palm in agroforestry systems. Agroforest. Systems 7:201-212.
  5. Croat, T. B. Flora of Barro Colorado Island. 1978
  6. Erhardt, W. et al. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 16. Auflage. 2000
  7. Ferreira, E. 1999. The phylogeny of pupunha (Bactris gasipaes Kunth, Palmae) and allied species. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 83:225-236.
  8. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
  9. Henderson, A. 2000. Bactris (Palmae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 79:70.
  10. 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.
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  12. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. Hortus third. 1976
  13. Macbride, J. F. et al., eds. Flora of Peru. 1936-1971; new ser. 1980-
  14. McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2. 2000
  15. McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2. 2000
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Common names
English
peach palm –
Swedish
persikopalm –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilAcre 
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilMato Grosso 
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilRondonia 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaBoliviaSanta Cruz 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombiaAntioquia 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombiaBolivar 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombiaGuajira 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombiaNorte de Santander 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombiaRisaralda 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombiaSucre 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombiaValle 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuadorManabi 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuadorPichincha 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruCuzco 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruMadre de Dios 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruPasco 
2CultivatedSouthern America South America  
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaMesoamericaCentral America  
Native
Southern America
  • BRAZIL: Brazil [Acre, Mato Grosso, Rondonia]
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia [Santa Cruz], Colombia [Antioquia, Bolivar, Guajira, Norte de Santander, Risaralda, Sucre, Valle], Ecuador [Manabi, Pichincha], Peru [Cuzco, Madre de Dios, Pasco]
Cultivated
Southern America
  • REGION: South America
  • MESOAMERICA: Central America
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Medicinesfolklore McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2. 2000
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=418541. Accessed 13 December 2025.


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