Butia capitata (Mart.) Becc.
Pindo palm, jelly palm
Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae |
Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
Division | Magnoliophyta | Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms |
Class | Liliopsida | Monocots (plants with a single seed leaf); includes the lily family |
Subclass | Arecidae | Palm-like plants |
Order | Arecales | Palms |
Family | Arecaceae | Palms |
Genus | Butia | From a Brazilan word for this genus of South American palms |
Species | capitata | Capitate, refers to the way the flowers form in a head-like cluster |
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Butia capitata description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020.
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