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Bactris pilosa is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. It is a shrub or tree with spines, four to eight leaves, and purplish-black fruits. The species is native to Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, and Venezuela.
Bactris pilosa was described in 1857, and is listed as of Least Concern by the IUCN.
Bactris pilosa is native to the wet tropical biome of Colombia, (Antioquia Department, Bolívar Department, Chocó Department, Córdoba Department, Magdalena Department, Norte de Santander Department, Sucre Department, Tolima Department), Ecuador, (Los Ríos Province), Panama (Darién Province), and Venezuela (Táchira and Zulia). The species grows in lowland forests, at elevations of 100–830 metres (330–2,720 ft).
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Bactris pilosa 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.
