Butia paraguayensis (Barb. Rodr.) L. H. Bailey GRIN-Global

Taxon: Butia paraguayensis (Barb. Rodr.) L. H. Bailey

Summary

Genus:

Butia

Family:

Arecaceae (alt. Palmae)

Subfamily:

Arecoideae

Tribe:

Cocoseae

Subtribe:

Attaleinae

Nomen number:

70135

Place of publication:

Gentes Herbarum 4:47. 1936

Verified:

11/06/1985 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System.

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym

Cocos paraguayensis Barb. Rodr.

Homotypic Synonym(s)

Butia yatay var. paraguayensis (Barb. Rodr.) Becc.
Syagrus paraguayensis (Barb. Rodr.) Glassman

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Reference(s)

Glassman, S. F. 1972. A revision of B. E. Dahlgren's Index of American palms. Phanerog. Monogr. 6:1-294.
Glassman, S. F. 1979. Re-evaluation of the genus Butia with a description of a new species. Principes 23:72-73.
Glassman, S. F. 1987. Revisions of the palm genus Syagrus Mart. and other selected genera in the Cocos alliance. Illinois Biol. Monogr. 56:9, 96.
Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).

Common names

English
dwarf yatay palm –

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Argentina	Corrientes
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Paraguay

Native
Southern America

BRAZIL: Brazil
SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina [Corrientes], Paraguay

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=70135. Accessed 18 December 2025.