Bactris oligoclada Burret

A palm. It has prickles and grows 2 m tall. The leaves are 1.5 m long. The spikes are soft, flat and black. The fruiting body is at the base of the stem. The fruit are small and round and 1.5 cm across. They are greenish white to orange and fleshy.

Lowland rain forest, often on sandy soils, in areas not subject to seasonal inundation.

The young fruit are eaten. They are juicy and very acid. The seeds are cut open and the jelly inside eaten.

Can be grown by seedlings.