''Butia'' is a genus of palms in the family Arecaceae, native to the South American countries of Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and Argentina.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
/ref> Many species produce edible fruits, which are sometimes used to make alcoholic beverages and other foods. The name is derived from a Brazilian vernacular word for members of the genus.

Description

These are 'feather palms', having pinnate leaf, leaves up to 3m long including petiole which usually have a distinct downward arch. The species vary from nearly stemless plants rarely exceeding 40 cm tall (e.g. ''Butia campicola'') to small trees up to 12m tall (e.g. ''Butia yatay, B. yatay''). ''Butia odorata'' is notable as one of the hardy palms, hardiest feather palms, tolerating temperatures down to about −10 °C; it is widely cultivated in warm temperate to subtropical regions.

Species

Accepted species: No longer accepted species: * ''Butia yatay, Butia missionera'' Deble & Marchiori - Rio Grande do Sul * ''Butia yatay, Butia noblickii'' Deble - Corrientes Province of Argentina * ''Butia yatay, Butia quaraimana'' Deble & Marchiori - Rio Grande do Sul * ''Butia stolonifera'' (Barb.Rodr.) Becc. - Uruguay New species: * ''Butia poni'' (Haum.) Burret - Misiones Province of Argentina * ''Butia'' Species nova, sp. nov. - Mato Grosso do Sul

Intergeneric hybrids

* ''Butia lallemantii, × Butyagrus alegretensis'' K. Soares (''B. lallemantii'' × ''Syagrus romanzoffiana'') * ''× Butyagrus nabonnandii'' (Prosch.) Vorster (''B. odorata'' × ''S. romanzoffiana'') *''Butia eriospatha, x Butyagrus eriospatha'' N. Kembry (''B. eriospatha'' x ''S. romanzoffiana'' 'Santa Catarina')

References

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew palm checklist: ''Butia''

PACSOA: ''Butia''
{{Taxonbar, from=Q1032555 Butia, Arecaceae genera Flora of Southern America Taxa named by Odoardo Beccari Edible palms