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Differences between Butia capitata and Butia odorata

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How does one tell the difference between the 2 ?    Any literature on the differences in a Botanical Key would  be greatly appreciated .

 

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Ed Brown 

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    True Butia Capitata are rare in the U.S. The easiest way to tell is by the trunk. B. Capitata have a much smaller diameter trunk than B. Oderata. Maybe try Palmpedia for more information. 
     Years ago ( maybe still) all Butia in most local nurseries were called Butia Capitata or Pindo Palm. In more recent times it came to be that almost all were actually B. Oderata. Harry

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    How does someone tell the difference between Butia capitata and Butia odorata ?
    I mean identifying morphological features not just saying all Butias that were Butia capitatas are correctly identified as B. odorata
     
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    It's a good topic to start a thread on.  What we can see from research shared on Palmpedia under (True) Capitata is the eloganted seed vs the rounded odorata seed, not as large as yatay but larger than catarinensis. But pictures in there don't clarify for me what I've seen to say what might distinguish one from the other.

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