Arecaceae
Peach palm
Bactris gasipaes
- Family
- Arecaceae
- Genus
- Bactris
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Common names
By language (20)
- arz
- باكتريس جسيبايس
- Bulgarian
- Праскова палма
- Catalan
- Palmera préssec, Pupunha
- Chinese
- 桃椰子, 桃果椰子, 桃椰, 桃榈
- Czech
- Baktris broskvová, Moukeň ztepilá
- Dutch
- Perzikpalm, Palmperzik, Pejibaye, Perzik-stekelpalm
- English
- Peach palm
- French
- Palmier pêche
- German
- Pfirsichpalme, Chonta, Pfirsichpalmen, Pupunha
- Greek
- Βακτρίς η γκασιπαές, Βακτρίς η γκασιπάες
- Guarani
- Pupúña
- Hebrew
- פופוניה
- Hungarian
- Barackpálma
- Japanese
- チョンタドゥーロ, ピーチ・パーム, ププニャ, ペワ
- Polish
- Wilhelmka wytworna
- Portuguese
- Pupunha, Chontaduro, Pupunheira
- Quechua
- Chunta
- Russian
- Персиковая пальма
- Spanish
- Chontaduro, Martinezia ciliata, Pejibaye, Pejibayo, Pejivalle, Pijiguao, Pijuayo, Pixbae
- Vietnamese
- Cachipay
Synonyms
- Guilielma gasipaes (Kunth) L.H.Bailey
Flowers
- In flower
- November to December (from 5 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FruitPhoto: Marcio Santos Ferreira, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Ignacio Moreira-Corral, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Diogo Luiz, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Edoardo Nardelli, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Diogo Luiz, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: RJ Baltierra, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.