Attalea butyracea

Plant Characteristics

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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Attalea butyracea in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Cocos butyracea, Linn. Sts. very tall, naked: Lvs. pinnate; lfts. simple: spathe cylindrical-oblong, 4-6 ft.; spadix as long as the spathe, 4-6 ft.; branches of the spadix about 1 ft., thickly clustered and somewhat pendulous. Venezuela.—Rare and perhaps confused with Scheelea butyracea. Little known, although long ago described. CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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