Bactris simplicifrons

Bactris simplicifrons
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Arecales
Family:	Arecaceae
Genus:	Bactris
Species:	B. simplicifrons
Binomial name
	Bactris simplicifrons; Mart.

Bactris simplicifrons is a small (0.5–2 m tall, 0.3–1 cm in diameter) palm^[1] which is found in Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia.^[2]

Unlike most other species of Bactris, B. simplicifrons is usually non-spiny, or only spiny along the leaf margins. It also tends to have simple, rather than compound leaves.^[1]

References[]

^ ^a ^b Henderson, Andrew; Gloria Galeano; Rodrigo Bernal (1995). Field Guide to the Palms of the Americas. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press. ISBN 0-691-08537-4.
^ "Bactris setulosa". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Retrieved 2007-09-09.

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[Henderson-1] Henderson, Andrew; Gloria Galeano; Rodrigo Bernal (1995). Field Guide to the Palms of the Americas. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press. ISBN 0-691-08537-4.

[Kew-2] "Bactris setulosa". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Retrieved 2007-09-09.

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