Parajubaea


Parajubaea is a genus of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae.
Species in this genus are native to the northern Andes mountains in northwestern South America.
Parajubaea is named after King Juba II.

Species

The genus Parajubaea contains the following species:
ImageScientific nameCommon nameDistribution
Parajubaea cocoides Burretmountain coconut, coco cumbe or Quito palmColombia, Ecuador, Peru
Parajubaea sunkha M.MoraesSunkha palm and palma de ZunkhaBolivia
Parajubaea torallyi Burretpalma de Pasobaya or Bolivian mountain coconutBolivia