Bactris campestris Venezuela, north to Trinidad and Tobago, across Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana, and into northern Brazil. It grows in open habitats—generally savannas and low-stature forests—on white sands, at low elevations. The palm heart of "B. campestris" is reportedly used to treat snake bites. Bactris campestris Bactris campestris is a small (1–5 m tall) spiny palm which grows in multi-stemmed clumps in savannas and low forests in northern South America from Colombia to the Guianas, Trinidad and Tobago, and northern Brazil. "Bactris campestris" grows in small, multi-stemmed clumps. The stems, which are tall and in diameter, are often sheathed by the
Guianan mangroves concern. Guianan mangroves The Guianan mangroves (NT1411) is a coastal ecoregion of southeastern Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana. The mangroves provide an important habitat for migrating birds that winter in the area. Large areas are intact, although they are threatened by destruction of the trees for timber and to make way for agriculture, and from upstream agricultural and industrial pollution. The Guianan mangroves ecoregion extends along the Atlantic coasts of southeastern Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana. It covers an area of about between the deltas of the Orinoco and Oyapock rivers. It includes the Gulf of Paria and