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 Butia capitata, Tresco, Isles of Scilly, UK
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Butia,also known as a Pindo Palm is a genus of nine species of palms in the family Arecaceae, native to South America in Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and Argentina. A genus (plural genera from Γένος Latin genus "descent family type gender" is a low-level Taxonomic Arecaceae or Palmae (also known by the name Palmaceae, which is taxonomically invalid or commonly palm tree) the palm family is a family of Flowering South America is a Continent of the Americas, situated entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld Paraguay, officially the Republic of Paraguay ( Spanish: República del Paraguay; Guaraní: Tetã Paraguái) is one of the only Uruguay.(official full name in República Oriental del Uruguay;, Oriental Republic of Uruguay) is a country located in the southeastern part of South America For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. It also produces an edible fruit which is also used to make alcoholic spirits.
- Species
- Butia archeri
- Butia campicola
- Butia capitata (Wine Palm, Jelly Palm, Pindo Palm)
- Butia eriospatha (Woolly Butia Palm)
- Butia microspadix
- Butia paraguayensis (Dwarf Yatay)
- Butia purpurascens (Purple Yatay Palm)
- Butia stolonifera
- Butia yatay (Yatay Palm)
They are 'feather palms', with pinnate leaves 2-4 m long. UserPolbot. --> Butia eriospatha is a species of Flowering plant in the Arecaceae family UserPolbot. --> Butia purpurascens is a species of Flowering plant in the Arecaceae family In Botany, a leaf is an above-ground Plant organ specialized for Photosynthesis. 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. Hardy palms are any of the species of palm (Arecaceae that are able to withstand colder temperatures and thrive in places not typically considered in the natural range for palms
External links
References
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew palm checklist: Butia
- Hardy Tropicals- Butia capitata - The Pindo Palm
- PACSOA: Butia
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