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|common_name=Chilean Wine Palm
|common_name=Chilean Wine Palm
|habit=palm-cycad
|habit=palm-cycad
|lifespan=perennial
|exposure=sun
|features=foliage
|Temp Metric=°F
|Temp Metric=°F
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'''''Jubaea chilensis''''' ('''Chilean Wine Palm''') is the sole extant species in the genus '''''Jubaea''''' in the palm family [[Arecaceae]]. It is native to southwestern [[South America]], where it is [[Endemism|endemic]] to a small area of central [[Chile]], between 32°S and 35°S in southern [[Coquimbo Region|Coquimbo]], [[Valparaíso Region|Valparaíso]], [[Santiago Metropolitan Region|Santiago]], [[O'Higgins Region|O'Higgins]] and northern [[Maule Region|Maule]] regions. It was long assumed that the [[extinct]] palm tree of [[Easter Island]] belonged to this genus too, but it is distinct and now placed in its own genus, ''[[Paschalococos]]''.
'''''Jubaea chilensis''''' ('''Chilean Wine Palm''') is the sole extant species in the genus '''''Jubaea''''' in the palm family [[Arecaceae]]. It is native to southwestern [[South America]], where it is [[Endemism|endemic]] to a small area of central [[Chile]], between 32°S and 35°S in southern [[Coquimbo Region|Coquimbo]], [[Valparaíso Region|Valparaíso]], [[Santiago Metropolitan Region|Santiago]], [[O'Higgins Region|O'Higgins]] and northern [[Maule Region|Maule]] regions. It was long assumed that the [[extinct]] palm tree of [[Easter Island]] belonged to this genus too, but it is distinct and now placed in its own genus, ''[[Paschalococos]]''.
It is a palm reaching heights of {{convert|25|m|ft}} with a trunk up to {{convert|1.3|m|ft}} in diameter at the base, often thicker higher up, and with smooth bark. The {{convert|3|-|5|m|ft|adj=on}} [[leaf|leaves]] are pinnate. The largest individual specimen of indoor plant in the world is the ''Jubaea chilensis'' at [[Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew|Kew]], England.
It is a palm reaching heights of {{convert|25|m|ft}} with a trunk up to {{convert|1.3|m|ft}} in diameter at the base, often thicker higher up, and with smooth bark. The {{convert|3|-|5|m|ft|adj=on}} [[leaf|leaves]] are pinnate. The largest individual specimen of indoor plant in the world is the ''Jubaea chilensis'' at [[Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew|Kew]], England.
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Image:Kew.gardens.chilean.wine.palm.london.arp.jpg|World-record ''Jubaea'' at Kew
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