Bactris major
Bactris major
Safety & Hazards
Almost every part of the plant is covered by long, extremely sharp spines that are capable of piercing the skin on contact[ 510 Title Trees of Costa Rica's Pacific Slope Publication Author Website http://www.cds.ed.cr/teachers/harmon/page1.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Information on over 80 species of tree from the Pacific coast of Costa Rica. ].
Botanical Description
Bactris major is a very spiny, multi-stemmed, evergreen shrub growing 3 - 6 metres tall. The plants produce clumps of unbranched stems and form dense, impenetrable stands of pole-like trunks topped by 3 - 10 leaves[ 510 Title Trees of Costa Rica's Pacific Slope Publication Author Website http://www.cds.ed.cr/teachers/harmon/page1.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Information on over 80 species of tree from the Pacific coast of Costa Rica. , 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 its fruit and wood, which are used locally. It is also sometimes grown as a hedge.