Butia capitata Information
Identification:
Fruits oblong, yellowish green to yellow, 2.5-4.0 cm long, with fleshy mesocarp and 1-3 seeds. Seeds with a large fusiform shaped endocarp ca. 1.8-2.4 x 1.0-1.4 cm, larger than the round shaped endocarps of B. odorata from the south.
General Information:
Almost all Butia by this name in cultivation are actually B. odorata (with round seeds) from sothern Brazil and not this species, B. capitata is almost unknown in cultivation and originates from Bahia, Minas Gerais, Goiás in central Barazil.
Distribution:
Native to, Brazil
Cerrado (savannas) and cerradoes of Bahia, Goias and Minas Gerais, generally in sandy soils.
Location: Brazil (-15.236137°N, -44.736328°E)
Observations
Map may not represent the complete natural distribution. (Markers display observation data).
Butia capitata Overlay Image ©2024 Trebrown - No re-distribution without permission.
Butia capitata Overlay Image ©2024 Trebrown - No re-distribution without permission.