Butia x Jubaea

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Jubaea chilensis on left, Jubaea x Butia on Right.

Butia x Jubaea (BEW-tee-ah) x (jew-BAH-eh-ah) odorata x chilensis (oh-dor-AH-tah) x (chill-EN-sis)

Pasadena California.

Scientific Classification

Genus:	Butia x Jubaea (BEW-tee-ah) x (jew-BAH-eh-ah)
Species:	odorata x chilensis (oh-dor-AH-tah) x (chill-EN-sis)

Synonyms

None set.

Native Continent

America

Morphology

Habit:	Solitary
Leaf type:	Pinnate

Culture

Survivability index

Common names

None.

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Habitat and Distribution

Description

Culture

Comments and Curiosities

"This is a very nice cross between two very hardy palms: Butia capitata {odorata) and Jubaea chilensis. THe female is Butia. This palm has a massive trunk and is nearly as large a palm as a Jubaea, only faster growing. The trunk and leaves share characteristics of both parent plants: the trunk is massively thick (two adults couldn't reach around it) but some leaf bases tend to remain (compared to the usually smooth trunk of the Jubaea). The leaves are slight recurved and have a bluish cast like the Butia." (Geoff Stein), edric.

External Links

References

Phonetic spelling of Latin names by edric.

Special thanks to Geoff Stein, (Palmbob) for his hundreds of photos, edric.

Special thanks to palmweb.org, Dr. John Dransfield, Dr. Bill Baker & team, for their volumes of information and photos, edric.

IMAGE GALLERY
Near Irvine, So. California.	Huntington Gardens.	Fruit Close-up.
Jubaea chilensis on left, Jubaea x Butia on Right.	Fallen Fruit.	trunk Detail.	Pasadena California.
Pasadena California.	SoCal.	Butia X Jubaea on left, with possible similar hybrid on right, SoCal.	BuitaXJubaea left next to Butia odorata right.
October seed in southern California... who knows if it's viable, and if so, what it's been fertilized with. (Geoff Stein), edric		The Huntington Botanical Gardens, CA.	The Huntington Botanical Gardens, CA.
The Huntington Botanical Gardens, CA.	SoCal.