Yatay | |
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Specimens of B. yatay in the Parque Nacional El Palmar, Entre Ríos, Argentina | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Monocots |
(unranked): | Commelinids |
Order: | Arecales |
Family: | Arecaceae |
Subfamily: | Arecoideae |
Tribe: | Cocoeae |
Subtribe: | Butiinae |
Genus: | Butia |
Species: | B. yatay |
Binomial name | |
Butia yatay (Mart.) Becc. |
Butia yatay is a palm native to southern Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and northern Argentina. It is the tallest of all the species in the Butia genus.