Butia archeri

Common names

Curiosities

After W. A. Archer, the first collector.

Origin

Southeast of Brazil (Minas Gerais, Sao Paulo, Goias).

Habitat

Grows in the scrubby Brazilian vegetation known as Cerrado.

Morphology

A small palm with a subterranean trunk up to 1 m tall, and leaves 1 m long. The petioles are spiny, and the inflorescence is glaucous, with smooth spathes. Fruits are ovoid, yellow, around 20 mm long.

Climate

Tropical to temperate.

Germination

Growing

Needs a sunny and well-drained position.