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Solitary dwarf parm (Leaf_Butia paraguayensis) (Butia paraguayensis)

Description

Butia paraguayensis is most commonly a solitary dwarf parm usually forming a subterranean trunk although great variability is shown with some specimens forming large trunks above ground. The leaves range from a grey-green to blue color and the petioles are spineless. In common with Butia yatay with which it shares the same range, the female flowers are much larger than the male.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum:

        • Class: Liliopsida

          • Order: Arecales

            • Family: Arecaceae

              • Genus: Butia