Butia

taxobox
name = "Butia"


image_caption = "Butia capitata", Tresco, Isles of Scilly, UK
regnum = Plantae
unranked_divisio = Angiosperms
unranked_classis = Monocots
unranked_ordo = Commelinids
ordo = Arecales
familia = Arecaceae
subfamilia = Arecoideae
tribus = Cocoeae
genus = "Butia"
genus_authority = Becc.
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = See text|

"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. 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. 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.

External links

* [http://www.scanpalm.no/butia_english.html Scanpalm "Butia"]

References

* [http://www.kew.org/wcsp/qsearch.do?plantName=Butia&page=quickSearch Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew palm checklist: "Butia"]
* [http://www.hardytropicals.co.uk/Palms/Butia_capitata.php Hardy Tropicals- Butia capitata - The Pindo Palm]
* [http://www.pacsoa.org.au/palms/Butia/ PACSOA: "Butia"]