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Butia capitata (eriospatha)

Origin : Juan Fernandez Islands

Common Name : Chonta Palm

Hardy scale : Hardy to -5 Celsius

This is an extremely rare feather palm with a green trunk from the Juan Fernandez Islands in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Chile.

Jubaea chilensis

Origin : Chile

Common name : Chilean Wine Palm

Hardy scale : Hardy to around -8 Celsius

The generic name Jubaea honours a relatively obscure Numidian king, Juba I who was involved in civil wars against Julius Caesar in North Africa!