butia capitata

butia capitata

Butia capitata Becc. is an evergreen ornamental tree species in the palm family, belonging to the genus Butia. It is a single stem type and can reach a height of up to 8 meters. The remaining old leaf base wraps around the trunk, making it thick and hard. Feather shaped leaves, curved like an arch, with feather pairs, thick leathery texture, sharp leaf tips, long grayish green leaflets, and thorny petioles; Monoecious plant; The inflorescence is axillary, with purple red stems and petals. The fruit is ovoid and orange red when mature; The seeds are round or nearly round, and there are seeds inside the drupe. Boudi coconut is native to Brazil and Uruguay in South America, and has been introduced and cultivated in the Huang Huai River Basin and Beijing Tianjin region of China.