Medicinal · Palm
Pejiballe
Bactris gasipaes Kunth
The Amazon
Fun factA single fruit cluster can hold up to 300 fruits and weigh more than 11 kg, and Costa Rica is the world's leading exporter of heart of palm.
A tall, clumping palm whose slender trunks are armed with rings of stiff black spines, though spineless forms exist. Large hanging clusters carry 50 to 300 yellow to scarlet fruits that must be boiled before eating; they are a staple food in Costa Rica, where the palm is also grown for heart of palm. Costa Rica is the world's leading exporter of heart of palm.
Sourced · see Record tab
4on the estate
2carrying a tag
2sponsored
FamilyArecaceae
Spanish namePejibaye
Also known asPeach palm, Pejibaye, Peach Palm, Pejibaye, Chontaduro
Native toCentral and South tropical America; its origin is in the Amazonian regions of Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Brazil
| Tag | Garden area | Zone | Planted | Status | Sponsored | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 217 | Jungle Boardwalk | B | 17 June 2016 | Dead | — | |
| 218 | Jungle Boardwalk | B | 17 June 2016 | Dead | — | |
| — | Jungle Boardwalk | B | — | Planted | James S., USA | |
| — | Jungle Boardwalk | B | — | Planted | Kristin F., USA |
2 of these have no tag yet; they will be numbered when the garden team re-tags the estate.