Parajubaea

Parajubaea is a genus of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae.

Parajubaea
Parajubaea torallyi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Subfamily: Arecoideae
Tribe: Cocoseae
Genus: Parajubaea
Burret

They are native to the northern Andes mountains in northwestern South America.[1][2]

Species

The genus Parajubaea contains the following species:

ImageScientific nameCommon NameDistribution
Parajubaea cocoides Burretmountain coconut, coco cumbe or Quito palmColombia, Ecuador, Peru
Parajubaea sunkha M.MoraesSunkha palm and palma de ZunkhaBolivia
Parajubaea torallyi (Mart.) Burretpalma de Pasobaya or Bolivian mountain coconutBolivia

References

  1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. Govaerts, R. & Dransfield, J. (2005). World Checklist of Palms: 1-223. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.


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