Parajubaea | |
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Parajubaea torallyi | |
Scientific classification![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Arecales |
Family: | Arecaceae |
Subfamily: | Arecoideae |
Tribe: | Cocoseae |
Subtribe: | Attaleinae |
Genus: | Parajubaea Burret |
Type species | |
Parajubaea cocoides Burret |
Parajubaea is a genus offlowering plant in the familyArecaceae.
They are native to the northernAndes mountains in northwesternSouth America.[1][2]
The genusParajubaea contains the following species:
Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
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![]() | Parajubaea cocoidesBurret | mountain coconut, coco cumbe or Quito palm | Colombia,Ecuador,Peru |
![]() | Parajubaea sunkhaM.Moraes | Sunkha palm and palma de Zunkha | Bolivia |
![]() | Parajubaea torallyi(Mart.) Burret | palma de Pasobaya or Bolivian mountain coconut | Bolivia |