Plant Details

Accepted name:: Bactris gasipaes var. gasipaes [Arecaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( High Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online
Infraspecies of:: Bactris gasipaes Kunth
Infraspecies:: Bactris gasipaes var. chichagui (H.Karst.) A.J.Hend.

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
chonta	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
gachipaes	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
masato	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
palmier pêche	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
parépou	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
peach palm	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
pejibaye	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
pfirsichpalme	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
pijuayo	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
pupunha	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:

Kew's taxonomic resources include 19 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Bactris insignis (Mart.) Baill. Hist. Pl. 13: 305 (1895).
Bactris ciliata (Ruiz & Pav.) Mart. Hist. Nat. Palm. 2: 95 (1826).
Bactris speciosa (Mart.) H.Karst. Linnaea 28: 402 (1857).
Bactris utilis (Oerst.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Hemsl. Biol. Cent.-Amer., Bot. 3: 413 (1885).
Guilielma chontaduro H.Karst. & Triana in J.J.Triana, Nuev. Jen. Esp.: 15 (1854 publ. 1855).
Guilielma ciliata (Ruiz & Pav.) H.Wendl. in O.C.E.de Kerchove de Denterghem, Palmiers: 246 (1878).
Guilielma gasipaes var. chontaduro (H.Karst. & Triana) Dugand Caldasia 1(1): 63 (1940).
Guilielma gasipaes var. coccinea (Barb.Rodr.) L.H.Bailey Gentes Herbarum 2: 187 (1930).
Guilielma gasipaes var. flava (Barb.Rodr.) L.H.Bailey Gentes Herbarum 2: 187 (1930).
Guilielma gasipaes var. ochracea (Barb.Rodr.) L.H.Bailey Gentes Herbarum 2: 187 (1930).
Guilielma insignis Mart. in A.D.d'Orbigny, Voy. Amér. Mér. 7(3): 71 (1844).
Guilielma speciosa Mart. Hist. Nat. Palm. 2: 82 (1824).
Guilielma speciosa var. coccinea Barb.Rodr. Enum. Palm. Nov.: 23 (1875).
Guilielma speciosa var. flava Barb.Rodr. Enum. Palm. Nov.: 23 (1875).
Guilielma speciosa var. mitis Drude in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 3(2): 363 (1881).
Guilielma speciosa var. ochracea Barb.Rodr. Vellosia 1: 40 (1888).
Guilielma utilis Oerst. Vidensk. Meddel. Naturhist. Foren. Kjøbenhavn 1858: 46 (1859).
Martinezia ciliata Ruiz & Pav. Syst. Veg. Fl. Peruv. Chil.: 295 (1798), nom. rej.
Palma paripou Aubl. Hist. Pl. Guiane 2: 974 (1775), no diagnostic descr.

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

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Bactris gasipaes Kunth var. gasipaes	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
Bactris gasipaes var. gasipaes	WHODrug Herbal Substances, Suppl. 2023 (WHO-UMC, 2023)
Bactris insignis (Mart.) Baill.	Med. Pl. of Brazil (Mors et al., 2000)

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