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Bactris acanthocarpa is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. It is a shrub with compound leaves, and orange to red fruits. The species is native to South America, and was described in 1826.
Bactris acanthocarpa is used for food and medicine, and is listed as of Least Concern by the IUCN.
Bactris acanthocarpa is native to the seasonally dry tropical biome of Bolivia, Brazil (north, north-east, and south-east), Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. The species grows in lowland forests, on non-inundated soils, at elevations of up to 1,000 metres (3,300 ft).
Bactris acanthocarpa is used for animal food. The mesocarp of the fruit is used to make medicine, and the endocarps are used as beads.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Bactris acanthocarpa by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
