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Bactris brongniartii is a spiny, clump-forming palm from the wet tropics of South America, growing as a shrub or small tree up to about 6 m tall. It is grown for its edible purple to black fruits and needs warm, humid conditions with moist soil.
Bactris brongniartii is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. It is a shrub or tree with spiny stems, pinnate leaves, and edible purple to black fruits. The species is native to South America, and was described in 1844.
The IUCN lists Bactris brongniartii as of Least Concern.
Bactris brongniartii is native to the wet tropical biome of Bolivia, Brazil (north, north-east, and west-central), Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Bactris brongniartii by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
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.
