Bactris major

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Cultivation

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Read about Bactris major in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Bactris major, Jacq. Beach Palm. St. 9-15 ft. high, 1-1½ in. diam., armed with rows of black spines 2 in. long: petiole armed with very long black, terete spines; Lvs. 4-6 ft. long, equally pinnatisect nearly to the rachis; sheath and rachis spiny and white or brown tomentose; segms. linear, acute at both ends, 25-35 on each side, 1-nerved, 8-12 in. long, ⅓-½ in. wide, glabrous on both sides, densely setose, with black hairs along the margin.: frs. about the size of an apricot, edible. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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