Taxon:  Bactris tomentosa Mart. var. sphaerocarpa (Trail) A. J. Hend.



Summary
Genus:
Bactris
Family:
Arecaceae (alt. Palmae)
Subfamily:
Arecoideae
Tribe:
Cocoseae
Subtribe:
Bactridinae
Nomen number:
457622
Place of publication:
Palms Amazon 221.  1995
Verified:
10/09/2008 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Bactris tomentosa Mart. (0 active accession[s])
Bactris tomentosa Mart. var. tomentosa (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Bactris sphaerocarpa Trail

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Henderson, A. 1995. The palms of the Amazon Oxford University Press.
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Portuguese (Brazil)marajazinha  2Henderson, A. 1995. The palms of the Amazon Oxford University Press.
Spanish (Peru)ñejilla  2Henderson, A. 1995. The palms of the Amazon Oxford University Press.
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNotecitation_id
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilAcre 0
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilAmazonas 0
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombiaAmazonas 0
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombiaVaupés 0
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruLoreto 0
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruMadre de Dios 0
Native
Southern America
  • BRAZIL: Brazil [Acre, Amazonas]
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Colombia [Amazonas, Vaupés], Peru [Loreto, Madre de Dios]

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=457622. Accessed 9 October 2026.