Bactris mexicana Mart.

  • Filed As

    Arecaceae
    Bactris mexicana Mart.

  • Collector(s)

    M. J. Balick 3618 with P. Anderson, R. Arvigo, P. Cocom, P. Pop, M. Shuc & G. Shropshire, 13 Mar 1993

  • Location

    Belize. Toledo. Of highway from Dangriga to Punta Gorda. Road to Laguna Village.

  • Habitat

    Roadcut along highway. Primary forest.

  • Description

    Palm, caespitose, with 5 stems; 6 contemporaneous leaves/crown; irregular, 23 pinnae/side.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 85409

    Occurrence ID: 0d4fd3b8-d3c9-4d31-9f51-00519b9f642d

  • Related Publications

    [Book] Balick, Michael J. & Arvigo, Rosita. 2015. Messages from the gods: a guide to the useful plants of Belize. xii + 539 pp.
    Notes: p. 124

    [Book] Balick, Michael J., et al. 2022. Field Guide to the Palms of Belize. 153.
    Notes: p. 41, 142

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Arecales

  • Family

    Arecaceae

  • All Determinations

    Bactris mexicana Mart. det A. J. Henderson, 1995

  • Region

    Central America

  • Country

    Belize

  • State/Province

    Toledo

  • Locality

    Of highway from Dangriga to Punta Gorda. Road to Laguna Village

  • Coordinates

    16.17, -88.9

  • Distribution

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