Butia paraguayensis, W. D. Stevens 31114--Paraguay. Edo. Amambay. Cerro Cora. Picada Lorito. 16 Mar 2011. 151 (6).jpg
Native to Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Paraguay (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
Paraguay, Amambay (Pedro Juan Caballero, Cerro Cora - Picada Lorito)
-22.689167, -56.001667
Location Remarks
Parque Nacional Cerro Corá, between Lorito Picada and Arroyo Aceite-í; dense low forest. 270 m elev.
Collectors
W. Douglas Stevens, Isabel Basualdo, Olga Martha Montiel, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Acaulescent, leaves & plant c. 0.5 m tall; inflorescence erect, flowers red-brown, fruits green.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Arecales
Family
Arecaceae
Genus
Butia
Specific Epithet
paraguayensis
Authorship
(Barb.Rodr.) L.H.Bailey
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 2.1
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.1
Global rank
#261,781 of 335,497
Top 79%
Extinction probability
6%
