Bactris barronis is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. It is a shrub or tree with spikes, and orange-red fruits. The species is native to Colombia and Panama.
Bactris barronis was described in 1933, and is listed as of Least Concern by the IUCN.
Taxonomy The species was described by Liberty Hyde Bailey in 1933.
Distribution Bactris barronis is native to the wet tropical biome of eastern Panama (Colón, Darién, Panamá and Guna Yala) and western Colombia (Antioquia, Bolívar, Chocó, and Valle del Cauca). It grows at elevations of up to .
Description Bactris barronis is a shrub or tree. It grows high. The trunk is wide, and ringed with black spikes, which are long. The stems form small clumps.
The plant has four to nine leaves, which are grey-green, can be over long, and have thirty-one to forty-five pinnae on each side. The leaf stems are slender, and can be over long. The lower part of the stem has prominent spikes.
The inflorescence grows on a long stem, which is curved and spiny. The female flowers are long. The calyx is cup-shaped, and up to long. The corolla is tube-shaped, and long.
The fruit is wide, broadly turbinate or shortly pear-shaped, and ripens from dark green to orange-red. The mesocarp is starchy, and the endocarp is turbinate.
Uses Bactris barronis is used for food, and has social uses.
Conservation In 2022, the IUCN assessed Bactris barronis as of Least Concern.
Nomenclature In Spanish, Bactris barronis is known as , , , , , , , or .
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