Butia capitata

Butia capitata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Arecales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Arecales

Familia: Arecaceae
Subfamilia: Arecoideae
Tribus: Cocoseae
Subtribus: Attaleinae
Genus: Butia
Species: Butia capitata

Name

Butia capitata (Mart.) Becc., 1916

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Cocos capitata Mart., Hist. Nat. Palm. 2: 114 (1826).
• Homotypic
  • Calappa capitata (Mart.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 982 (1891).
  • Butia capitata subsp. eucapitata Herter, Revista Sudamer. Bot. 6: 148 (1940), not validly publ.
  • Syagrus capitata (Mart.) Glassman, Fieldiana, Bot. 32: 143 (1970).
• Heterotypic
  • Cocos leiospatha Barb.Rodr., Prot.-App. Enum. Palm. Nov.: 44 (1879).
  • Cocos leiospatha var. angustifolia Drude in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 3(2): 423 (1881).
  • Calappa leiospatha (Barb.Rodr.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 982 (1891).
  • Butia bonnetii Becc., Agric. Colon. 10: 504 (1916).
  • Butia leiospatha (Barb.Rodr.) Becc., Agric. Colon. 10: 520 (1916).
  • Butia capitata var. rubra Mattos, Loefgrenia 71: [1] (1977).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Brazil Brazil Northeast; Brazil Southeast; Brazil West-Central References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Beccari, O., 1916. Agricoltura Coloniale. Florence 10:504.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Butia capitata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Dec. 01. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Butia capitata. Published online. Accessed: Dec. 01 2018.
• The Plant List 2013. Butia capitata in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Dec. 01.
• Tropicos.org 2018. Butia capitata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 01 Dec. 2018.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Butia capitata in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Vernacular names

English: Pindo Palm, Jelly Palm

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