Plant Details

Accepted name:: Bactris major Jacq. [Arecaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( High Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online
Infraspecies:: 3

Bactris major var. infesta (Mart.) Drude

Bactris major var. major

Bactris major var. socialis (Mart.) Drude

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
coyúl	Other	Med. Pl. E Nicaragua (Coe et al., 1996)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
root		Med. Pl. E Nicaragua (Coe et al., 1996)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 3 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Augustinea major (Jacq.) H.Karst. Linnaea 28: 395 (1857).
Bactris ovata Stokes Bot. Mat. Med. 4: 394 (1812), nom. illeg.
Pyrenoglyphis major (Jacq.) H.Karst. Fl. Columb. 2: 141 (1869).

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Bactris major	Consv. of Indonesian Med. Pl. (Cahyaningsih, 2020)
Bactris major Jacq.	Med. Pl. E Nicaragua (Coe et al., 1996) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)

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