Bactris setulosa H.Karst.

A palm with many stems. Occasionally it can be a solitary palm. It has black spines. It grows 5-10 m tall and the stems are 6-10 cm across. There are 4-9 leaves. The leaf stalk has spines in clusters. They are 4 cm long. There are 45-60 leaflets on each side of the leaf. These are arranged irregularly and spread in slightly different planes. The flowering stalk has 39-60 flowering branches. The bract is covered with black spines. These are 1.5 cm long. The fruit are oval. They are 1.8-2 cm across. They are red-orange.

Rain forests from low elevations to montane areas, sometimes in wet areas; at elevations from sea level to 1,700 metres, but most common at 500-1,500 metres.

Can be grown by seedlings.