Taxon:  Scheelea butyracea (Mutis ex L. f.) H. Karst. ex H. Wendl.



Summary
Genus:
Scheelea
Family:
Arecaceae (alt. Palmae)
Subfamily:
Arecoideae
Tribe:
Cocoseae
Subtribe:
Attaleinae
Nomen number:
70637
Place of publication:
O. C. E. M. G. de Kerchove de Denterghem, Palmiers 240, 256.  1878
Verified:
12/16/1996 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
8 (5  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Dodson, C. H. & A. H. Gentry. 1978. Flora of the Rio Palenque science center.
  2. Glassman, S. F. 1972. A revision of B. E. Dahlgren's Index of American palms. Phanerog. Monogr. 6:1-294.
  3. Henderson, A. 1995. The palms of the Amazon Oxford University Press.
  4. Moore, H. E., Jr. 1963. An annotated checklist of cultivated palms. Principes 7:166.
Common names
Distribution

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=70637. Accessed 10 May 2026.