Bactris coloradonis

Botanical Description

Bactris coloradonis is a single-stemmed, evergreen palm growing 5 - 8 metres tall. The unbranched stem can be 3 - 8cm in diameter; it is covered in black spines; and is topped by a crown of 2 - 6 leaves that can be up to 3 metres long[ 333 Title Tree Species of Panama Publication Author Website http://ctfs.arnarb.harvard.edu/webatlas/mainframe.php?order=s Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Factsheets on all the tree and shrub species of Panama, giving identification guide, brief guide to the species and some uses. A vast, but rather incomplete work as of 15/07/09. ]. The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a food and source of materials.