Taxon:  Bactris maraja Mart.



Summary
Genus:
Bactris
Family:
Arecaceae (alt. Palmae)
Subfamily:
Arecoideae
Tribe:
Cocoseae
Subtribe:
Bactridinae
Nomen number:
6256
Place of publication:
Hist. nat. palm. 2:93, t. 71, fig. 1.  1826
Verified:
05/02/2000 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
1 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Bactris piranga Trail

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Glassman, S. F. 1972. A revision of B. E. Dahlgren's Index of American palms. Phanerog. Monogr. 6:1-294.
  2. Hawkes, A. D. 1952. Studies in Brazilian palms III. A preliminary checklist of the palms of Brazil. Arq. Bot. Estado São Paulo 2:179-193.
  3. Henderson, A. 2000. Bactris (Palmae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 79:112.
  4. IPGRI. New World Fruits Database (on-line resource).
  5. Moore, H. E., Jr. 1963. An annotated checklist of cultivated palms. Principes 7:130.
  6. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Portuguese (Brazil)marajá  2Henderson, A. 2000. Bactris (Palmae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 79:112.
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilAcre Henderson, A. 2000. Bactris (Palmae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 79:112.
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilAmazonas Henderson, A. 2000. Bactris (Palmae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 79:112.
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilPará Henderson, A. 2000. Bactris (Palmae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 79:112.
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilRondônia Henderson, A. 2000. Bactris (Palmae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 79:112.
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilRoraima Henderson, A. 2000. Bactris (Palmae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 79:112.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaCosta RicaLimón Henderson, A. 2000. Bactris (Palmae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 79:112.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaCosta RicaPuntarenas Henderson, A. 2000. Bactris (Palmae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 79:112.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaPanama  Henderson, A. 2000. Bactris (Palmae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 79:112.
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaGuyana  Henderson, A. 2000. Bactris (Palmae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 79:112.
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaSuriname  Henderson, A. 2000. Bactris (Palmae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 79:112.
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuelaAmazonas Henderson, A. 2000. Bactris (Palmae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 79:112.
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuelaBolívar Henderson, A. 2000. Bactris (Palmae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 79:112.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaBoliviaEl Beni Henderson, A. 2000. Bactris (Palmae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 79:112.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaBoliviaLa Paz Henderson, A. 2000. Bactris (Palmae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 79:112.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaBoliviaPando Henderson, A. 2000. Bactris (Palmae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 79:112.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombiaAmazonas Henderson, A. 2000. Bactris (Palmae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 79:112.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombiaAntioquia Henderson, A. 2000. Bactris (Palmae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 79:112.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombiaChocó Henderson, A. 2000. Bactris (Palmae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 79:112.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombiaCórdoba Henderson, A. 2000. Bactris (Palmae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 79:112.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombiaPutumayo Henderson, A. 2000. Bactris (Palmae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 79:112.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombiaSantander Henderson, A. 2000. Bactris (Palmae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 79:112.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombiaValle del Cauca Henderson, A. 2000. Bactris (Palmae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 79:112.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombiaVichada Henderson, A. 2000. Bactris (Palmae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 79:112.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuadorNapo Henderson, A. 2000. Bactris (Palmae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 79:112.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruAmazonas Henderson, A. 2000. Bactris (Palmae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 79:112.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruHuánuco Henderson, A. 2000. Bactris (Palmae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 79:112.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruLoreto Henderson, A. 2000. Bactris (Palmae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 79:112.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruSan Martín Henderson, A. 2000. Bactris (Palmae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 79:112.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruUcayali Henderson, A. 2000. Bactris (Palmae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 79:112.
Native
Southern America
  • CENTRAL AMERICA: Costa Rica [Limón, Puntarenas], Panama
  • NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela [Bolívar, Amazonas]
  • BRAZIL: Brazil [Acre, Amazonas, Pará, Rondônia, Roraima]
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia [El Beni, La Paz, Pando], Colombia [Antioquia, Córdoba, Santander, Valle del Cauca, Chocó, Putumayo, Amazonas, Vichada], Ecuador [Napo], Peru [Amazonas, Huánuco, Loreto, San Martín, Ucayali]

Reference(s)
  1. Henderson, A. 2000. Bactris (Palmae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 79:112.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=6256. Accessed 17 April 2026.