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Butia yatay – Seed Shape

Collectorpalms

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amh Grand Master

amh

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On 5/12/2025 at 8:45 PM, Fusca said:

Butia missionera isn't a recognized name according to Kew but supposedly the same as Butia yatay.

https://powo.science.kew.org/results?f=accepted_names&q=Butia

Butia yatay seeds are ovoid (football shaped) rather than spherical.  I'd rather have yatay myself if given a choice - I think it's the best looking Butia.  :)

 

I use the Butia missionera name because it is supposedly a Butia yatay with round seeds and a thinner trunk.

I'll probably know what these are in about 3 years.

amh Grand Master

amh

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On 5/12/2025 at 10:51 PM, Darold Petty said:

Here is the image of my seeds after cleaning, 

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Thank you for posting the pictures, Darold. 

Do you or anyone you know have Butia yatay seeds?

Darold Petty Grand Master

Darold Petty

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Sorry, no.  My visit to Argentina was in 2012.

San Francisco, California

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amh Grand Master

amh

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On 9/30/2023 at 2:47 PM, Hillizard said:

Thankfully I didn't get such a bumper crop of sticky fruit dropping from the 1st time flowering of my B. yatay! Would have been tedious to gather them all. I noticed the ants and squirrels have already started to feast on them. Not sure who the pollinators were as I only saw one bee visit the inflorescence, along with the ubiquitous ants in the daytime.

 

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Do you still have this palm?

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Hillizard Grand Master

Hillizard

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1 hour ago, amh said:

Do you still have this palm?

Yes, my Butia yatay is growing well and thankfully isn't near the overhead powerlines like my soon-to-be-chainsawed mule palm is. 😟It has a more refined look/habit from my blue B. odorata.  The B. yatay has no flowers or seeds so far this year.

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amh Grand Master

amh

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57 minutes ago, Hillizard said:

Yes, my Butia yatay is growing well and thankfully isn't near the overhead powerlines like my soon-to-be-chainsawed mule palm is. 😟It has a more refined look/habit from my blue B. odorata.  The B. yatay has no flowers or seeds so far this year.

Could I get some seeds from you the next time your's fruits?

 

Hillizard Grand Master

Hillizard

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52 minutes ago, amh said:

Could I get some seeds from you the next time your's fruits?

 

That shouldn't be a problem... IF it sets seed again! I'll let you know.

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amh Grand Master

amh

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On 5/23/2025 at 11:44 PM, Hillizard said:

That shouldn't be a problem... IF it sets seed again! I'll let you know.

Thanks, these are like hens teeth in Texas. 

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