Bactris simplicifrons

Bactris simplicifrons is a small (0.5–2 m tall, 0.3–1 cm in diameter) palm^[1] which is found in Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia.^[2]

Bactris simplicifrons
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Arecales
Family:	Arecaceae
Genus:	Bactris
Species:	B. simplicifrons
Binomial name
Bactris simplicifrons Mart.

Unlike most other species of Bactris, B. simplicifrons is usually non-spiny, or only spiny along the leaf margins. It also tends to have simple, rather than compound leaves.^[1]