Bactris mexicana var. trichophylla (Burret) A.J.Hend.

  • Authority

    Henderson, A. 2000. (Palmae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 79: 1-181. (Published by NYBG Press)

  • Family

    Arecaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Bactris mexicana var. trichophylla (Burret) A.J.Hend.

  • Type

    Type. Belize. Stann Creek: 19 mile, Stann Creek Valley, W. Schipp S368 (holotype, B, destroyed). Belize. Toledo: Río Grande, ca. 80 m, W. Schipp S520 (neotype, designated by de Nevers et al., 1996, B).

  • Synonyms

    Bactris trichophylla Burret

  • Description

    Variety Description - Leaf spines usually absent from petiole and rachis; pinnae linear, regularly arranged (but with gaps) and spreading in the same plane, pubescent abaxially.

  • Common Names

    hone, huiscoyol

  • Distribution

    Belize (Belize, Cayo, Stann Creek, Toledo), Guatemala (Alta Verapaz, Izabal, Petén), Honduras (Atlántida, Colón, Comayagua), and Nicaragua (Zelaya) (Fig. 49B); lowland rain forest, at 30-1000 m elevation.

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