Bactris schultesii is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. It is a shrub with five to nine oblong leaves, and red to orange fruits.
The species is native to South America. It was described in 1949, and received its current name in 1963.
Taxonomy Bactris schultesii was described in 1949, by Liberty Hyde Bailey, who placed it in the genus Yuyba. In 1963, Sidney Frederick Glassman moved all species of Yuyba to Bactris, creating the new combination Bactris schultesii.
Distribution Bactris schultesii is native to the wet tropical biome of Colombia (Caquetá Department and Putumayo Department), Ecuador (Napo Province and Sucumbíos Province), and Peru (Amazonas Department and Loreto Department).
The species grows in lowland rainforests, at elevations of .
Description Bactris schultesii is a shrub. The stems are tall, and wide. The stems lack spines.
The plant has five to nine leaves, which lack spines, except at the apex, or have small spines on the margins. The leaves can be simple or pinnate, and are usually oblong. The leaves are long, and wide. The leaf stems are long.
The male flowers are long, and have six stamens. The sepals have lobes around long. The female flowers can be up to long. The calyx and corolla are both tubular, and long. The flower stems are long, and curved.
The fruits are red to orange, round, and in diameter. The mesocarp is starchy. The endocarp is obovoid, and has equally spaced pores.
Uses The species is used for food.
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