Parajubaea is a genus of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae.
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Parajubaea torallyi | |
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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 |
They are native to the northern Andes mountains in northwestern South America.[1][2]
The genus Parajubaea contains the following species:
Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
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![]() | 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 |
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Arecoideae |
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