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Bactris vulgaris is a clumping, spiny shrub or small palm from the Atlantic forests of eastern Brazil, with yellow or purplish-black fruits. It is grown mainly as a tropical garden or understory plant and needs warm, humid, shaded conditions.
Bactris vulgaris is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. It is a shrub or palm tree with a spiny stem, four to ten leaves, and yellow or purplish-black fruits. The species is native to Brazil, and was described in 1879.
Bactris vulgaris is native to the wet tropical biome of Brazil. It grows in the north-east (Bahia and Pernambuco), south (Paraná), and south-east (Espírito Santo, Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo). The species grows in Atlantic coastal forests and lowland rainforests, on non-flooded soils, at elevations of 50–100 metres (160–330 ft).
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Bactris vulgaris 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.
