Arecaceae FAMILY
Bactris coloniata
Bactris coloniata
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Bactris coloniata is a spiny, evergreen palm growing 3 - 7 metres tall. The plant produces open colonies of unbranched stems 2 - 5cm in diameter; each stem topped by a crown of 5 - 7 leaves 2 - 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 harvested from the wild for local use of its stems.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeS. America - Peru, Ecuador, Colombia; C. America - Panama.
HabitatWet or very humid forests at low to medium elevations[ 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. ].