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Taxon:  Bactris gasipaes Kunth var. gasipaes



Summary
Genus:
Bactris
Family:
Arecaceae (alt. Palmae)
Subfamily:
Arecoideae
Tribe:
Cocoseae
Subtribe:
Bactridinae
Nomen number:
6254
Verified:
05/02/2000 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in Australian Pastures Genebank. 
Other conspecific taxa
Bactris gasipaes Kunth (0 active accession[s])
Bactris gasipaes Kunth var. chichagui (H. Karst.) A. J. Hend. (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Guilielma gasipaes (Kunth) L. H. Bailey
Guilielma speciosa Mart.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Bactris utilis (Oerst.) Benth. & Hook. f. ex Hemsl.
Guilielma utilis Oerst.
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Reference(s)
  1. Arkcoll, D. B. & C. R. Clemenet. 1989. Potential new food crops from the Amazon. In: G. E. Wickens et al., New crops for food and industry. New crops for food and industry. 1989 154.
  2. Balick, M. J. & H. T. Beck, eds. 1990. Useful palms of the world. A synoptical bibliography. 1990 364, 402.
  3. Facciola, S. Cornucopia, a source book of edible plants. 1990
  4. Gilbert, B. 1995. Economic plants of the Amazon. Chemistry of the Amazon: biodiversity, natural products, and environmental issues. 1995 19-33.
  5. Glassman, S. F. 1972. A revision of B. E. Dahlgren's Index of American palms. Phanerog. Monogr. 6:1-294.
  6. Hackett, C. & J. Carolane. Edible Horticultural Crops. 1982
  7. Henderson, A. 2000. Bactris (Palmae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 79:71.
  8. Henderson, A. The palms of the Amazon. 1995
  9. Markle, G. M. et al., eds. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2. 1998
  10. McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2. 2000
  11. Moore, H. E., Jr. 1963. An annotated checklist of cultivated palms. Principes 7:129.
  12. Mora-Urpí, J. et al. 1997. Peach palm: Bactris gasipaes Kunth. Promoting the conservation and use of underutilized and neglected crops. 1996- 20:1-83.
  13. Rehm, S. & G. Espig. The cultivated plants of the tropics and subtropics. 1991
  14. Rehm, S. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants. 1994
  15. Verheij, E. W. M. & R. E. Coronel, eds. 1991. Edible fruits and nuts. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA). 1989- 2:100.
  16. Villachica, H. 1996. Frutales y hortalizas promisorios de la amazonia. Tratado de Cooperacion Amazonica. 1993- 44:215-226.
  17. Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. World economic plants: a standard reference (on-line edition) [medicinal plants only].
Common names
English
peach palm –
French
palmier pêche –
parépou –
German
Pfirsichpalme –
Portuguese (Brazil)
pupunha –
Spanish
gachipaes –
masato –
pejibaye –
Spanish (Colombia)
chonta –
Spanish (Peru)
pijuayo –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
2CultivatedSouthern America South America  
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaMesoamericaCentral America  
Cultivated
Southern America
  • REGION: South America
  • MESOAMERICA: Central America
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Human foodfruit Rehm, S. & G. Espig. The cultivated plants of the tropics and subtropics. 1991
Human foodoil/fat Rehm, S. & G. Espig. The cultivated plants of the tropics and subtropics. 1991
Human foodstarch Rehm, S. & G. Espig. The cultivated plants of the tropics and subtropics. 1991
Human foodvegetable Rehm, S. & G. Espig. The cultivated plants of the tropics and subtropics. 1991
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=6254. Accessed 13 December 2025.


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