Butia lallemantii Deble & Marchiori

Species

Angiosperms > Arecales > Arecaceae > Butia

Characteristics

A palm. It grows 60-160 cm tall. There are 5-12 leaves with 24-40 leaflets on each side. The fruit are narrowly oval and yellow to orange and edible. They are 2.5-3.5 cm long by 1.6-2.5 cm wide.
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Mature height (meter) 0.72 - 1.22
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It is a subtropical plant. It grows in sandy grasslands.
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Edible fruits
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Images

Butia lallemantii unspecified picture

Distribution

Butia lallemantii world distribution map, present in Brazil and Uruguay

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77085410-1
WFO ID wfo-0000807987
COL ID NZ2R
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Synonyms

Butia lallemantii