Butia odorata

(Barb.Rodr.) Noblick · species

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Liliopsida/Arecales/Arecaceae/Butia

At a glance

Occurrence records295

Data sources5

Biological traits25

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources5 archives

Databases and archives Butia odorata's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation4 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility295 records↗

GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

On this page3 sections

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NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements3 literature sources25 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF295 records

01Narrative

Butia odorata, also known as the South American jelly palm, jelly palm, or pindo palm, is a Butia palm native to southernmost Brazil and Uruguay. This slow-growing palm grows up to 10m, although it is often less tall. It is identifiable by its feather palm pinnate leaves that arch inwards towards a thick stout trunk.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPGIFTTRY

Size & morphology8

Fruit length22 mm

Fruit length max26 mm

Fruit length min18 mm

Fruit width18.5 mm

Fruit width max22 mm

Fruit width min15 mm

Plant height max9 m

Seed mass203 mg

Life cycle & reproduction3

Life formtree

Life spanperennial

Raunkiær life formphanerophyte

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment10

Aquaticterrestrial

Climatesubtropical

Climberself-supporting

Elevation max500 m

Elevation min0 m

Epiphyteterrestrial

Fruit colourorange

Growth formother

Habitat GIFTCampo Limpo, Restinga

Woodinesswoody

Other traits3

Defenseno

Plant support typefree-standing

Shoot orientationerect

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type295 records

Wild obs. + sensor247

Museum / vouchered48

Origin

Native12

Introduced18

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO860 km²

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

Coordinate accuracy92% within 1 km

≤100 m 154≤1 km 36≤10 km 9>10 km 8

207 georeferenced · 40 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor247

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.

Coordinate accuracy100% within 1 km

≤100 m 3≤1 km 1

4 georeferenced · 44 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence48

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

10Collections & institutions

Holding institutions10 of 19 geolocated

Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.

Institution	Specimens
Tampa, US	13
Pelotas, BR	5
Auckland, NZ	5
San Jose State University, Museum of Birds and Mammalslocation not on record	3
Cenargenlocation not on record	3
Brasília, BR	2
UFSMlocation not on record	2
Columbia, US	2
Université de Bordeauxlocation not on record	2
Lake Charles, US	2
Maringá, BR	1
Institut fur Allgemeine Mikrobiologielocation not on record	1
Chapel Hill, US	1
UEMlocation not on record	1
Bronx, US	1
Antiguo Cuscatlán, SV	1
JBPlocation not on record	1
Valdosta State Universitylocation not on record	1
Universidade Federale do Rio Grande do Sullocation not on record	1

19 institutions · 48 of 48 vouchered records shown

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