Bactris brongniartii

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Read about Bactris brongniartii in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Bactris pallidispina, Mart. (B. flavispina, Hort.). St. 10-18 ft. high, 1-2 in. diam., the internodes spiny: Lvs. showv, 5-9 ft. long, equally interruptedly pinnatisect; petiole 4-6 ft., brown-scaly, thickly covered with very long (¾-2¼ in.), black-tipped yellow spines, either solitary or in groups of 2-4; segms. linear-lanceolate, caudate-acuminate, prickly on the margins, the basal ones 2-8 in. long, 1½ in. wide, the upper, 12x1¼in.: fr. 3-4 times exceeding the persistent calyx, about 1½ in . long. Brazil. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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