Butia
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| Butia capitata | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| (unranked): | Commelinids |
| Order: | Arecales |
| Family: | Arecaceae |
| Subfamily: | Arecoideae |
| Tribe: | Cocoseae |
| Subtribe: | Attaleinae |
| Genus: | Butia (Becc.) Becc.[1] |
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Butia is a genus of palms in the family Arecaceae, native to South America in Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and Argentina. Most species produce edible fruits, which are sometimes used to make alcoholic beverages. The name is derived from a Brazilian vernacular word for members of the genus.[2]
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Description [edit]
They are 'feather palms', with pinnate leaves 2-4 m long. The species vary from nearly stemless plants rarely exceeding 40 cm tall (e.g. B. campicola) to small trees up to 10 m tall (e.g. B. yatay).
Butia capitata is notable as one of the hardiest feather palms, tolerating temperatures down to about −10 °C; it is widely cultivated in warm temperate regions.
Species [edit]
- Butia archeri
- Butia campicola
- Butia capitata (Mart.) Becc. – Wine Palm, Jelly Palm, Pindo Palm
- Butia catarinensis
- Butia eriospatha (Mart. ex Drude) Becc. – Woolly Butia Palm
- Butia exospadix
- Butia lallemantii
- Butia lepidotispatha
- Butia leptospatha
- Butia marmorii
- Butia matogrossensis
- Butia microspadix
- Butia odorata
- Butia paraguayensis (Barb. Rodr.) L.H.Bailey – Dwarf Yatay
- Butia pubispatha
- Butia pungens Becc.
- Butia purpurascens Glassman – Purple Yatay Palm
- Butia stolonifera
- Butia witeckii
- Butia yatay (Mart.) Becc. – Yatay Palm[3]
Intergeneric hybrids [edit]
- ×Butyagrus nabonnandii (B. capitata × Syagrus romanzoffiana)[4]
References [edit]
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- ^ "Genus: Butia (Becc.) Becc.". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2010-03-16. Retrieved 2012-11-14.
- ^ Quattrocchi, Umberto (2000). CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names. I: A-C. CRC Press. p. 389. ISBN 978-0-8493-2675-2.
- ^ "GRIN Species Records of Butia". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2012-11-14.
- ^ "Butyagrus nabonnandii". Palms. Palm & Cycad Societies of Australia. Retrieved 2012-11-14.
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