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Taxon:  Jubaea chilensis (Molina) Baill.



Summary
Genus:
Jubaea
Family:
Arecaceae (alt. Palmae)
Subfamily:
Arecoideae
Tribe:
Cocoseae
Subtribe:
Attaleinae
Nomen number:
20718
Place of publication:
Hist. pl. 13:397, in adnot. 1895
Verified:
01/21/2010 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Palma chilensis Molina

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Cocos chilensis (Molina) Molina
Micrococos chilensis (Molina) Phil.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Jubaea spectabilis Kunth
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Reference(s)
  1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource) www.skud.info
  2. Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen
  3. Facciola, S. 1990. Cornucopia, a source book of edible plants Kampong Publications.
  4. Glassman, S. F. 1972. A revision of B. E. Dahlgren's Index of American palms. Phanerog. Monogr. 6:1-294.
  5. Glassman, S. F. 1987. Revisions of the palm genus Syagrus Mart. and other selected genera in the Cocos alliance. Illinois Biol. Monogr. 56:120.
  6. Govaerts, R. & J. Dransfield. 2005. World checklist of palms.
  7. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
  8. IPGRI. New World Fruits Database (on-line resource).
  9. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third.
  10. Moore, H. E., Jr. 1963. An annotated checklist of cultivated palms. Principes 7:147, 177.
  11. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  12. Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
  13. Uhl, N. W. & J. Dransfield. 1987. Genera palmarum: a classification of palms based on the work of Harold E. Moore, Jr. 487-489.
Common names
English
Chilean coco palm –
Chilean wine palm –
coquito palm –
honey palm –
little cokernut –
syrup palm –
French
cocotier du Chili –
German
Honigpalme –
Mähnenpalme –
Spanish
coco de Chile –
palmera coquito –
Swedish
honungspalm –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaChile 32-36 deg. S
2Cultivated    also cult.
Native
Southern America
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Chile (32-36 deg. S)
Cultivated (also cult.)
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third.
Environmentalornamental Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Human foodnut Facciola, S. 1990. Cornucopia, a source book of edible plants Kampong Publications.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=20718. Accessed 8 May 2025.