Parajubaea
| Parajubaea | |
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| Parajubaea torallyi | |
Scientific classification 
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| 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
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Parajubaea is a genus of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae.
Species in this genus are native to the northern Andes mountains in northwestern South America.[1][2]
Parajubaea is named after King Juba II.[3]
Species
[edit]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 |
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Parajubaea sunkha M.Moraes | Sunkha palm and palma de Zunkha | Bolivia |
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Parajubaea torallyi (Mart.) Burret | palma de Pasobaya or Bolivian mountain coconut | Bolivia |
References
[edit]- ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Govaerts, R. & Dransfield, J. (2005). World Checklist of Palms: 1-223. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- ^ Briones, Julià Molero; Pereira, Trinidad Arcos; Carrasco, María Dolores García de Paso; Reyes-Betancort, Jorge Alfredo; Santos‐Guerra, Arnoldo; Jestrow, Brett; Francisco‐Ortega, Javier (2025-04-30). "On the Macaronesian endemic woody spurge Euphorbia regis‐jubae Webb & Berthel. and eponyms honouring the Numidian King Juba II (48 BCE –23/24 CE)". Curtis's Botanical Magazine. doi:10.1111/CURT.12623.
External links
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Media related to Parajubaea at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Parajubaea at Wikispecies
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