Parajubaea is a genus of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae.

Parajubaea
Parajubaea torallyi
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Subfamily: Arecoideae
Tribe: Cocoseae
Subtribe: Attaleinae
Genus: Parajubaea
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Type species
Parajubaea cocoides
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Species in this genus are native to the northern Andes mountains in northwestern South America.[1][2]

Parajubaea is named after King Juba II.[3]

Species

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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 (Mart.) Burretpalma de Pasobaya or Bolivian mountain coconutBolivia

References

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  1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. Govaerts, R. & Dransfield, J. (2005). World Checklist of Palms: 1-223. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  3. Briones, Julià Molero; Pereira, Trinidad Arcos; Carrasco, María Dolores García de Paso; Reyes-Betancort, Jorge Alfredo; Santos‐Guerra, Arnoldo; Jestrow, Brett; Francisco‐Ortega, Javier (2025-04-30). "On the Macaronesian endemic woody spurge Euphorbia regis‐jubae Webb & Berthel. and eponyms honouring the Numidian King Juba II (48 BCE –23/24 CE)". Curtis's Botanical Magazine. doi:10.1111/CURT.12623.
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