Parajubaea

Parajubaea
Parajubaea torallyi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Subfamily: Arecoideae
Tribe: Cocoseae
Genus: Parajubaea
Burret
Type species
Parajubaea cocoides

Parajubaea is a genus of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae.

They are native to the northern Andes mountains in northwestern South America.[1][2]

Species

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The genus Parajubaea contains the following species:

Image Scientific name Common Name Distribution
Parajubaea cocoides Burret mountain coconut, coco cumbe or Quito palm Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
Parajubaea sunkha M.Moraes Sunkha palm and palma de Zunkha Bolivia
Parajubaea torallyi (Mart.) Burret palma de Pasobaya or Bolivian mountain coconut Bolivia

References

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  1. ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ Govaerts, R. & Dransfield, J. (2005). World Checklist of Palms: 1-223. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
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