PLATE XXVIII.Bactris pectinata,Martius.
Iú,Lingoa Geral.
Iú,Lingoa Geral.
Iú,Lingoa Geral.
The stem of this species is from six to ten feet high, very slender, strongly ringed or jointed and smooth, but all other parts of the plant, the petioles, sheaths, spathes, &c., are prickly. The leaves are regularly pinnate, with the leaflets long, narrow, pointed and hairy beneath. The long sheathing bases of the petioles are persistent, covering the stem often half way down to the ground.
The spadices grow from among the persistent leaf-sheaths; they are very small, simple or two- or three-branched, and have a small persistent fibrous spathe. The fruit is very small and globular and of a red colour, and is not eatable.
This very hairy and prickly little palm grows in the sandy Catinga forest of the Upper Rio Negro and in the most exposed localities. It seems to agree well with theB. pectinataof Martius.
A fruit is shown on the Plate of the natural size.
Pl. XXIX.W. Fitch lith.Ford & West Imp.BACTRIS —— Ht. 12 Ft.
Pl. XXIX.W. Fitch lith.Ford & West Imp.BACTRIS —— Ht. 12 Ft.
Pl. XXIX.W. Fitch lith.Ford & West Imp.BACTRIS —— Ht. 12 Ft.