PLANTS Profile for Aiphanes minima (Guinea bactris)

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PLANTS Profile

Aiphanes minima (Gaertn.) Burret
Guinea bactris

Symbol:

AIMI

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Arecaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Tree

Native Status:

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Photo of Aiphanes minima (Gaertn.) Burret

R.A. Howard. ©Smithsonian Institution. Courtesy of Smithsonian Institution, Richard A. Howard Photograph Collection. United States, FL, Miami-Dade Co., Miami, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.

More Information:

Synonyms:
Aiphanes minima (Gaertn.) Burret

	AIAC	Aiphanes acanthophylla (Mart.) Burret
	BAAC2	Bactris acanthophylla Mart.
	CUCA7	Curima calophylla O.F. Cook

Distribution:
Aiphanes minima (Gaertn.) Burret


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Related Taxa:
Aiphanes minima (Gaertn.) Burret

View 55 genera in Arecaceae, 3 species in Aiphanes

Classification:
Aiphanes minima (Gaertn.) Burret

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass	Arecidae
Order	Arecales
Family	Arecaceae – Palm family
Genus	Aiphanes Willd. – aiphanes
Species	Aiphanes minima (Gaertn.) Burret – Guinea bactris

More Accounts and Images:
Aiphanes minima (Gaertn.) Burret

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 508502.

Time Generated: 11/01/2008 07:26 PM MDT