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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Subfamily
  
Arecoideae

Subtribe
  
Attaleinae

Higher classification
  
Attaleinae

Order
  
Arecales

Family
  
Arecaceae

Tribe
  
Cocoseae

Scientific name
  
Butia

Rank
  
Genus

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Lower classifications
  
Butia capitata, Butia yatay

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.

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Description

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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).

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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 to subtropical regions.

Species

Accepted species:

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  1. Butia archeri (Glassman) Glassman - Goiás, Brasília, Minas Gerais, São Paulo
  2. Butia campicola (Barb.Rodr.) Noblick - Mato Grosso do Sul, Paraguay
  3. Butia capitata (Mart.) Becc. – Wine Palm, Jelly Palm, Pindo Palm - Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay
  4. Butia catarinensis Noblick & Lorenzi - Santa Catarina
  5. Butia eriospatha (Mart. ex Drude) Becc. – Woolly Butia Palm -southern Brazil
  6. Butia exilata Deble & Marchiori - Rio Grande do Sul
  7. Butia exospadix Noblick - Mato Grosso do Sul, Paraguay
  8. Butia lallemantii Deble & Marchiori - Rio Grande do Sul, Uruguay
  9. Butia lepidotispatha Noblick - Mato Grosso do Sul, Paraguay
  10. Butia leptospatha (Burret) Noblick - Mato Grosso do Sul, Paraguay
  11. Butia marmorii Noblick - Alto Paraná in Paraguay
  12. Butia matogrossensis Noblick & Lorenzi - Mato Grosso do Sul
  13. Butia microspadix Burret - southeastern Brazil
  14. Butia noblickii Deble - Corrientes Province of Argentina
  15. Butia odorata (Barb.Rodr.) Noblick - Rio Grande do Sul, Uruguay
  16. Butia paraguayensis (Barb. Rodr.) L.H.Bailey – Dwarf Yatay - Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay
  17. Butia pubispatha Noblick & Lorenzi - Paraná
  18. Butia purpurascens Glassman – Purple Yatay Palm - Goiás, Minas Gerais
  19. Butia quaraimana Deble & Marchiori - Rio Grande do Sul
  20. Butia stolonifera (Barb.Rodr.) Becc. - Rio Grande do Sul, Uruguay
  21. Butia witeckii K.Soares & S. Longhi – Field butia - Rio Grande do Sul.
  22. Butia yatay (Mart.) Becc. – Yatay Palm - Rio Grande do Sul, Uruguay, Argentina

Intergeneric hybrids

  • ×Butyagrus nabonnandii (B. capitata × Syagrus romanzoffiana)

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    References

    Butia Wikipedia
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