- Source: Butia
Butia is a genus of palms in the family Arecaceae, native to the South American countries of Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and Argentina. Many species produce edible fruits, which are sometimes used to make alcoholic beverages and other foods. The name is derived from a Brazilian vernacular word for members of the genus.
Description
These are 'feather palms', having pinnate leaves up to 3m long including petiole which usually have a distinct downward arch. The species vary from nearly stemless plants rarely exceeding 40 cm tall (e.g. Butia campicola) to small trees up to 12m tall (e.g. B. yatay).
Butia odorata 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:
No longer accepted species:
Butia missionera Deble & Marchiori - Rio Grande do Sul
Butia noblickii Deble - Corrientes Province of Argentina
Butia quaraimana Deble & Marchiori - Rio Grande do Sul
Butia stolonifera (Barb.Rodr.) Becc. - Uruguay
New species:
Butia poni (Haum.) Burret - Misiones Province of Argentina
Butia sp. nov. - Mato Grosso do Sul
= Intergeneric hybrids
=× Butyagrus alegretensis K. Soares (B. lallemantii × Syagrus romanzoffiana)
× Butyagrus nabonnandii (Prosch.) Vorster (B. odorata × S. romanzoffiana)
x Butyagrus eriospatha N. Kembry (B. eriospatha x S. romanzoffiana 'Santa Catarina')
References
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew palm checklist: Butia
PACSOA: Butia
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Betlehem
- Daftar marga anggota Arecaceae
- Daftar kota praja di Rio Grande do Sul
- Keuskupan Agung Porto Alegre
- Butia
- Butia capitata
- Butia odorata
- Butiá
- Butia yatay
- Bhaichung Bhutia
- Alma Butia
- Anodorhynchus
- Butia eriospatha
- Butia campicola
