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Butia archeri (Butia archeri)

Description

They are 'feather palms', with pinnate leaves 2-4 m long. The species vary from nearly stemless plants rarely exceeding 40 cm tall to small trees up to 10 m tall. Butia capitata is notable as one of the hardiest feather palms, tolerating temperatures down to about -10 -C; it is widely cultivated in warm temperate to subtropical regions.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum:

        • Class: Liliopsida

          • Order: Arecales

            • Family: Arecaceae

              • Genus: Butia