Jubaea chilensis

Also known as Chilean wine palm, Honey palm, Chilean cocopalm, Syrup palm, Wine palm, Coquito palm

species of palm

Species

Endangered

Chilean wine palm

SPECIES

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassLiliopsida
OrderArecales
FamilyArecaceae

Native toChile Central

Observations3,610

Observations recorded2,167

General: bank vault. A collection of Jubaea chilensis seeds is held

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Jubaea is a genus of palms with one species, Jubaea chilensis, commonly known in English as the Chilean wine palm or Chile cocopalm, and palma chilena in Spanish. It is native to southwestern South America and is endemic to a small area of central Chile between 32°S and 35°S in southern Coquimbo, Valparaíso, Santiago, O'Higgins, and northern Maule regions.

The extinct palm tree of Easter Island belonged to this genus as well. In 1991, the Easter Island palm was placed in its own genus, Paschalococos. However, this has not been widely accepted.