Bactris major Jacq.

 
  • Family : ARECACEAE
    (Palm Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : NARIYAL FAMILY (नारियल फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : ARECACEAE
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Bactris major Jacq.
  • Common name : Prickly Palm, Kawmaka
  • Habit : Cane (Non climbing)
  • Comments / notes : Rarely grown in gardens
  • Distribution :
    • Karnataka : Dakshina Kannada district
  • Native : Central America and Northern South America
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature : Gopalakrishna Bhat, 2011 - Palms of Karnataka
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Raja K Swamy, Deepak Kumar, Arun Singh R. and K. Gopalakrishna Bhat (2019). Flora of Peninsular India. http://peninsula.ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Bactris major. Downloaded on 21 November 2024.

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