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The genus Bactris is in the family Arecaceae in the major group Angiosperms (Flowering plants).

Statistics are at the end of the page.

Species in Bactris

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Name	Status	Confi­dence level	Source	Date supplied	Infra. rec.
Bactris acanthocarpa Mart.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23	2
Bactris acanthocarpoides Barb.Rodr.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Bactris acida Oerst.	Unresolved		TRO	2012-04-18
Bactris ana-juliae Cascante	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Bactris aubletiana Trail	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Bactris baculifera Karw. ex Mart.	Accepted		TRO	2012-04-18
Bactris bahiensis Noblick ex A.J.Hend.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Bactris balanophora Spruce	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Bactris barronis L.H.Bailey	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Bactris bidentula Spruce	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Bactris bifida Mart.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Bactris brongniartii Mart.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Bactris campestris Poepp.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Bactris caracasana Lodd. ex Linden	Unresolved		TRO	2012-04-18
Bactris caravallana Linden	Unresolved		TRO	2012-04-18
Bactris caryotifolia Mart.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Bactris catel Linden	Unresolved		TRO	2012-04-18
Bactris caudata H.Wendl. ex Burret	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Bactris charnleyae de Nevers, A.J.Hend. & Grayum	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Bactris chaveziae A.J.Hend.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Bactris coloniata L.H.Bailey	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Bactris coloradonis L.H.Bailey	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Bactris concinna Mart.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Bactris confluens Linden & H.Wendl.	Unresolved		WCSP	2012-03-23
Bactris constanciae Barb.Rodr.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Bactris corossilla H.Karst.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Bactris cubensis Burret	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Bactris cuspidata Mart.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Bactris dianeura Burret	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Bactris elegans Barb.Rodr. & Trail	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Bactris faucium Mart.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Bactris ferruginea Burret	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Bactris fissifrons Mart.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Bactris gasipaes Kunth	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23	1
Bactris gastoniana Barb.Rodr.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Bactris glandulosa Oerst.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23	1
Bactris glassmanii Med.-Costa & Noblick ex A.J.Hend.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Bactris glaucescens Drude	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Bactris gracilior Burret	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Bactris grayumii de Nevers & A.J.Hend.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Bactris guineensis (L.) H.E.Moore	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Bactris halmoorei A.J.Hend.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Bactris hatschbachii Noblick ex A.J.Hend.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Bactris herrerana Cascante	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Bactris hirta Mart.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23	2
Bactris hondurensis Standl.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Bactris horridispatha Noblick ex A.J.Hend.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Bactris jamaicana L.H.Bailey	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Bactris killipii Burret	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Bactris kunorum de Nevers & Grayum	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Bactris liboniana Linden	Unresolved		TRO	2012-04-18
Bactris longiseta H.Wendl. ex Burret	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Bactris macanilla Linden	Unresolved		TRO	2012-04-18
Bactris macroacantha Mart.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Bactris major Jacq.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23	2
Bactris maraja Mart.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23	3
Bactris martiana A.J.Hend.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Bactris megistocarpa Burret	Unresolved		WCSP	2012-03-23
Bactris mexicana Mart.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23	1
Bactris militaris H.E.Moore	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23	1
Bactris × moorei Wess.Boer	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Bactris nancibaensis Granv.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Bactris neromanni Voigt	Unresolved		TRO	2012-04-18
Bactris oligocarpa Barb.Rodr.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Bactris oligoclada Burret	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Bactris panamensis de Nevers & Grayum	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Bactris pickelii Burret	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Bactris pilosa H.Karst.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Bactris pliniana Granv. & A.J.Hend.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Bactris plumeriana Mart.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Bactris polystachya Grayum	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Bactris ptariana Steyerm.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Bactris puyamo Linden	Unresolved		TRO	2012-04-18
Bactris rhaphidacantha Wess.Boer	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Bactris riparia Mart.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Bactris rostrata Galeano & R.Bernal	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Bactris schultesii (L.H.Bailey) Glassman	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Bactris setiflora Burret	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Bactris setosa Mart.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Bactris setulosa H.Karst.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Bactris simplicifrons Mart.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Bactris soeiroana Noblick ex A.J.Hend.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Bactris sphaerocarpa Trail	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Bactris spinosa Appun	Unresolved		TRO	2012-04-18
Bactris syagroides Barb.Rodr. & Trail	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Bactris syagroides Trail	Unresolved		TRO	2012-04-18
Bactris tefensis A.J.Hend.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Bactris tijucana Glaz.	Unresolved		TRO	2012-04-18
Bactris timbuiensis H.Q.B.Fern.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Bactris tomentosa Mart.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Bactris turbinocarpa Barb.Rodr.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Bactris vexans Burret	Unresolved		WCSP	2012-03-23
Bactris vulgaris Barb.Rodr.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23

Statistics

The Plant List includes 402 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus Bactris. Of these 79 are accepted species names.

The Plant List includes a further 126 scientific plant names of infraspecific rank for the genus Bactris. We do not intend The Plant List to be complete for names of infraspecific rank. These are primarily included because names of species rank are synonyms of accepted infraspecific names.

Species names

The status of the 402 species names for the genus Bactris recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

	Status	Total
◕	Accepted	79	19.7%
◕	Synonym	309	76.9%
◕	Unplaced	0	0%
◕	Unassessed	14	3.5%

All names

The status of the 528 names (including infraspecific names) for the genus Bactris recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

	Status	Total
◕	Accepted	92	17.4%
◕	Synonym	422	79.9%
◕	Unplaced	0	0%
◕	Unassessed	14	2.7%

Of the species names,

• 3 are recorded as invalid
• 7 are recorded as illegitimate
• 2 are recorded as a spelling variant

The confidence with which the status of the 402 species names recorded in The Plant List for the genus Bactris, are assigned as follows:

	Confidence level	Accepted	Synonym	Unplaced	Unassessed	Total
	High confidence	78	299	0	0	377	93.8%
	Medium confidence	1	10	0	0	11	2.7%
	Low confidence	0	0	0	14	14	3.5%

The source of the species name records found in The Plant List for the genus Bactris is as follows: