Editing Parajubaea torallyi

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[[File:Parajubaea_torallyi02.jpg|frame|Figure 1. ''P. torallyi'']]
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===Common Names:===
Palma chico,<br/>
Palma del janchicoco or singly "coco",<br/>
Bolivian mountain coconut<br/>

===Habitat:===
It only grows in sandstone ravines of the mountains of central Bolivia,
in two aisled interandean valleys "palmar"
and "palmarcito" of approx. 14 kmts. diameter and
others smaller, both at approximately 2500 mts. above sea
level, where it grows protected from winds in a big hole
and slopes with a special microclimate.
Despite it being very dry with rain in only 2-4 months of the year,
the ravines themselves are very humid.
It is the only large plant that grows in the area.
It has been found growing at altitudes of 3400 mtrs
which makes this the highest elevation palm in the world.
Even if the area where it grows is protected, the species
is every day most endangered, mostly by locals that
extract the seed endosperms that are edible and
sold in markets of the nearly cities and towns.
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===Description:===
Feather palm to about 14m high, with arching leaves up to 5m long.
Is a monster palm, similar to
''Jubaea'' in diameter of the massive trunk. Leaves are
larger and green. Fruits and seeds are considerably
bigger. A bear that just lived in the Andes was
very important in the spread of the species. This bear is
nearly extinct in the area today.

===General:===
A impressive palm rarely seen, just a few of
this palms grow in cultivation near to its
habitat, most in public parks. Many trials of
transplanting near to its habitat have failed.
It could be usefull as a garden plant in interior Australia and USA,
but is still very scarce.

===Culture:===
Rare in cultivation is indicated for cool,
cold and specialy dry places. Cold and drought
tolerant. Fast growth palm that slows its growth speed
in warmest days of summer. Seeds germinate, after
presoak, erraticaly from 4 months to some
years (for more information see
germination).
Seedlings are robust of entire leaves and grow
quickly after its first pinnate leaf. The palms
like rich soil (humus), good drainage and well watered for
good growth speed. Some cultivated palms in clay
produce smaller fruits and seeds.
The most cold tolerant, hardy and
fastest growing of the Parajubaeas.

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[[File:Parajubaea_torallyi.jpg|frame|Figure 2. ''P. torallyi'']]
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[[File:Parajubaea_torallyi03.jpg|frame|Figure 3. ''P. torallyi'' in Bolivia]]
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===Contributed by: ===
Gaston Torres Vera, Cordoba, Argentina (Figure 1,2&3) (Images copyright Argentina Palms)<br/>


===External Links:===
[https://powo.science.kew.org/results?q=Parajubaea%20torallyi Kew], 
[https://www.palmweb.org//?q=cdm_dataportal/taxon/41ad8682-b404-472c-aa0a-a63202f3d2f9 PalmWeb],
[https://e-monocot.org/taxon/urn:kew.org:wcs:taxon:147491 eMonocot],
[https://www.jstor.org/action/doBasicSearch?Query=Parajubaea+torallyi JSTOR],
[https://www.trebrown.com/plant_info.php?species=Parajubaea+torallyi Trebrown]
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[https://www.google.com/search?q=%22Parajubaea+torallyi%22&amp;num=10&amp;sa=Google+Search Google],
[https://images.google.com/images?q=%22Parajubaea+torallyi%22&amp;hl=en&amp;btnG=Google+Search GoogleImages],
[https://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Parajubaea+torallyi Flickr],
[https://www.google.com/search?q=%22Parajubaea+torallyi%22%20site:https://www.palmtalk.org/&amp;sa=Google+Search PalmTalk]
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