Arecaceae FAMILY

Bactris riparia

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Bactris riparia is a spiny, evergreen palm growing 3 - 10 metres tall. The plant can form a large colony of unbranched stems 5 - 8cm in diameter; each stem being topped by a crown of 4 - 10 leaves[ 768 Title Field Guide to the Palms of the Americas Publication Author Henderson A.; Galeano G.; Bernal R. Publisher Princeton University Press; Princeton, New Jersey. Year 1995 ISBN 0-691-08537-4 Description An excellent book, giving basic information on all the 550 species of palms native to the Americas that were known in 1995. Comprehensive information on the plants range and habitat, brief description, some uses and almost 250 photos. ]. The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use of its edible apical bud.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia.

HabitatMargins of blackwater (and occasionally whitewater) rivers and lakes, often where its roots are submerged by seasonal floods[ 768 Title Field Guide to the Palms of the Americas Publication Author Henderson A.; Galeano G.; Bernal R. Publisher Princeton University Press; Princeton, New Jersey. Year 1995 ISBN 0-691-08537-4 Description An excellent book, giving basic information on all the 550 species of palms native to the Americas that were known in 1995. Comprehensive information on the plants range and habitat, brief description, some uses and almost 250 photos. ].