Butia catarinensis Species Information

Family: Arecaceae Palm Tree

Common Name: Coastal Jelly Palm

Scientific Synonymy:
Butia bonnetii

Common Synonymy:
Butia de bahia

Cold Hardiness Zone: 7b View the UK and US zone maps

Butia catarinensis Information

General Information

Butia catarinensis grows in huge populations in parts of Southern Brazil along the coast especially around Laguna, Santa Catarina, Rio Grande do Sul. This is a smallish palm compared to the usual Butia capitata or B. odorata, the trunk is very fine and the palm rarely reaches 3m height.

Distribution

Native to: Brazil

This palm grows in open coastal vegetation (restinga) in fine, white, sandy soils (stabilised dunes) at an elevation of 3-30 m above sea-level. Populations start somewhere just south of Floianopolis, santa Catarina and continue south to the northeast corner of the state of Rio Grande do Sul near the community of Torres.

Location: Brazil (-27.271557°N, -48.867188°E)

Observations

Map may not represent the complete natural distribution. (Markers display observation data).