Editing Butia odorata

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[[File:Butia_odorata.jpg|frame|Figure 1. ''B. odorata'']]
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===Synonymy:===
''Butia capitata'' var ''odorata''

===Conservation Status:===
Not threatened, exisiting in huge colonies along
the Southern Brazilian coast, although recent Brazilian government
laws relaxing conservation regulations for native Indians have seen
large areas of ''Butia odorata'' habitat burnt and severely damaged.
This is causing great consternation amongst locals.
Unknown

===Distribution & Habitat:===
Grows along the coastal strip of Southern Brazil on pure white sand,
mixed with other coastal scrubby vegetation.
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===Description:===
It has been suggested by Henderson that this tree is deserving of
its own status as a separate species, it is currently going under
the name of ''Butia capitata'' var ''odorata''.
It is quite distinctive from ''Butia capitata'',
being a small Butia with a thin trunk. The trunk rarely exceeds 1m height,
occasionally reaching 2m. Leaves rarely exceed 1m in length.
Fruit can be red or yellow in colour, the fruit is poor to eat,
containing much pulp. The seed is much smaller than ''Butia capitata'' seed,
and can be round to oval in shape. Unlike ''Butia capitata'',
even as a very young plant, it seems to bloom profusely.

===Culture:===
Its very blue colouration, and distinctive grey petiole bases
should make it a very beautiful palm for cultivation.
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[[File:Butia_odorata03.jpg|frame|Figure 2. ''B. odorata'' in habitat.]]
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[[File:Butia_odorata02.jpg|frame|Figure 3. ''B. odorata'' in habitat.]]
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[[File:Butia_odorata04.jpg|frame|Figure 4. ''B. odorata'' inflorescence,]]
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===Contributed by: ===
Nigel Kembrey (Text & Figure 1,2,3&4)


===External Links:===
[https://powo.science.kew.org/results?q=Butia%20odorata Kew], 
[https://www.palmweb.org//?q=cdm_dataportal/taxon/b4bc055a-e494-497c-a48e-b843e1522545 PalmWeb],
[https://www.jstor.org/action/doBasicSearch?Query=Butia+odorata JSTOR],
[https://www.trebrown.com/plant_info.php?species=Butia+odorata Trebrown]
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[https://www.google.com/search?q=%22Butia+odorata%22&amp;num=10&amp;sa=Google+Search Google],
[https://images.google.com/images?q=%22Butia+odorata%22&amp;hl=en&amp;btnG=Google+Search GoogleImages],
[https://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Butia+odorata Flickr],
[https://www.google.com/search?q=%22Butia+odorata%22%20site:https://www.palmtalk.org/&amp;sa=Google+Search PalmTalk]
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