Butia eriospatha Becc.

A solitary palm. It grows 3-6 m tall. They are 50 cm across and rough. There are 25-30 leaves. They arch over. The leaf stalk has coarse spines along the edges. There are 50-90 leaflets on each side of the leaf. The leaflets are regularly arranged and spread our stiffly forming a V shape. The bract has a dense brown covering on the outer side. There are about 125 flowering branches. The fruit are round and 1.7-1.9 cm across. They are yellowish.

A tropical plant. They grow in open areas and in Araucaria forests. In Argentina it grows between 700-1,100 m above sea level. It suits hardiness zones 9-11. Mt Cootha Botanical Gardens. In XTBG Yunnan. In Townsville palmetum.

The fruit is edible raw. They can be used for jellies and jams. The nut is edible. The nut is also used for oil. Fruit used to flavour alcoholic drinks. Caution: Alcohol is a cause of cancer.

Plants can be grown from fresh seed. Seed can take a long time to germinate. They can take 3-6 month to germinate.