Butia catarinensis Information

Butia catarinensis Information

General Information:
Butia catarinensis grows in huge populations in parts of Southern Brazil along the coast especially around Laguna, Santa Catarina, Rio Grande do Sul. This is a smallish palm compared to the usual Butia capitata or B. odorata, the trunk is very fine and the palm rarely reaches 3m height.

Distribution:

Native to, Brazil

This palm grows in open coastal vegetation (restinga) in fine, white, sandy soils (stabilised dunes) at an elevation of 3-30 m above sea-level. Populations start somewhere just south of Floianopolis, santa Catarina and continue south to the northeast corner of the state of Rio Grande do Sul near the community of Torres.

Location: Brazil (-27.271557°N, -48.867188°E)

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