*Butia odorata (Barbosa Rodrigues) Noblick. Brazilian Butia, South American Jelly Palm, Pindo Palm. Hab: Widely planted in the outer Coastal Plain of se. NC, e. SC, e. GA, and FL, persistent in apparently semi-natural situations, and now showing signs of establishing and spreading from seed into natural areas. Dist: Native of s. Brazil and Uruguay. See Byrd & Diamond (2018) for the first report in AL and Zomlefer et al. (2018) for report from GA.
Origin/Endemic status: South America
Taxonomy Comments: See Noblick (2011) for an account of the nomenclature.
Synonymy ⓘ: = K4, Noblick (2011); = n/a – RAB; < Butia capitata (Mart.) Becc. – FNA22, K3, WH3, misapplied
Links to other floras: < Butia capitata - FNA22
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