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Taxon:  Bactris gasipaes Kunth



Summary
Genus:
Bactris
Family:
Arecaceae (alt. Palmae)
Subfamily:
Arecoideae
Tribe:
Cocoseae
Subtribe:
Bactridinae
Nomen number:
418541
Place of publication:
F. W. H. A. von Humboldt et al., Nov. gen. sp. 1:242[folio]; 1:302[quarto]. 1816, nom. cons.
Comment:
conserved (nom. cons.) against the heterotypic synonym (Shenzhen ICN 14.4 & App. IV) Martinezia ciliata Ruiz & Pav., nom. rej.
Verified:
05/02/2000 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Bactris gasipaes Kunth var. chichagui (H. Karst.) A. J. Hend. (0 active accession[s])
Bactris gasipaes Kunth var. gasipaes (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images


Reference(s)
  1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource) www.skud.info
  2. Bernal, R. G. 1989. (957) Proposal to conserve Bactris gasipaes Kunth against Bactris ciliata (R. & P.) Mart. (Palmae). Taxon 38:520.
  3. Brummitt, R. K. 1993. Report of the Committee for Spermatophyta: 38. Taxon 42:695. Note: conservation proposal recommended
  4. Clement, C. R. 1988. The potential use of the pejibaye palm in agroforestry systems. Agroforest. Systems 7:201-212.
  5. Croat, T. B. 1978. Flora of Barro Colorado Island.
  6. Erhardt, W. et al. 2000. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 16. Auflage
  7. Ferreira, E. 1999. The phylogeny of pupunha (Bactris gasipaes Kunth, Palmae) and allied species. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 83:225-236.
  8. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
  9. Henderson, A. 2000. Bactris (Palmae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 79:70.
  10. Hernández-Ugalde, J. A. et al. 2011. Genetic relationships among wild and cultivated populations of peach palm (Bactris gasipaes Kunth, Palmae): evidence for multiple independent domestication events. Genet. Resources Crop Evol. 58:571-583.
  11. IPGRI. New World Fruits Database (on-line resource).
  12. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third.
  13. Macbride, J. F. et al., eds. 1936-. Flora of Peru Note: 1936-1971; new ser. 1980-
  14. McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
  15. Personal Care Products Council. INCI
  16. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  17. Rehm, S. & G. Espig. 1991. The cultivated plants of the tropics and subtropics
  18. Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala.
Common names
English
peach palm –
Swedish
persikopalm –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilAcre 
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilMato Grosso 
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilRondônia 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaBoliviaSanta Cruz 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombiaAntioquia 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombiaBolívar 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombiaLa Guajira 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombiaNorte de Santander 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombiaRisaralda 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombiaSucre 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombiaValle del Cauca 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuadorManabí 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuadorPichincha 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruCusco 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruMadre de Dios 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruPasco 
2CultivatedSouthern America South America n
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaCentral America  
Native
Southern America
  • BRAZIL: Brazil [Acre, Mato Grosso, Rondônia]
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia [Santa Cruz], Colombia [Antioquia, Bolívar, Norte de Santander, Sucre, Valle del Cauca, La Guajira, Risaralda], Ecuador [Manabí, Pichincha], Peru [Cusco, Madre de Dios, Pasco]
Cultivated
Southern America
  • CENTRAL AMERICA: Central America
  • REGION: South America (n)
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Medicinesfolklore McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=418541. Accessed 7 May 2025.