Butia catarinensis

Noblick & Lorenzi

Coastal jelly palm

ArecaceaeFruitScore: 34/100

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Fruit

The edible fruit of this palm are collected for myriad uses where the trees grow naturally in Brazil.

It is a tropical plant.

Brazil*, South America,

Countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Paraguay, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela

A small palm. It grows in dense clusters. It grows 2 m high.

Part	Moisture	kJ	kcal	Protein	Vit A	Vit C	Iron	Zinc
Fruit	82.8	265	64	0.9	—	81.3	0.3	0.2

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Butia catarinensis is a mid-sized species of Butia palm native to the states of Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina in Brazil.

Names & Synonyms

Butia, Butiazeiro-anao-da-praia

References (7)

Barbieri, R. L., et al, 2014, Agricultural Biodiversity in Southern Brazil: Integrating Efforts for Conservation and Use of Neglected and Underutilized Species. Sustainability 6:741-757
Brack, P., et al, 2020, Frutas nativas do Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil: riqueza e potencial alimentício. Native fruits of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil: richness and potential as food. Rodriguésia 71: e03102018.
Brazil: Biodiversity for Food and Nutrition
Coradin, L. et al (Eds), 2011, Especies Nativas da Flora Brasileira de Valor Economico Atual ou Potencial. Brasilia MMA. p 130
Hunter, D., et al, 2019, The potential of neglected and underutilized species for improving diets and nutrition. Planta (2019) 250:709-729
Kumagai, L. & Hanazaki, N., 2013, Ethnobotanical and ethnoecological study of Butia catarinensis Noblick & Lornezi: contributions to the conservation of an endangered area in southern Brazil. Acta Botanica Brasilica 27(1): 13-20
Leal, M. L. et al, 2018, Knowledge, use, and disuse of unconventional food plants. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine (2018) 14:6