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Butia campicola is a very small species of Butia palm with an underground trunk; native to the cerrados of central Paraguay and south-central Brazil.
In 2007 there were possibly only two seedlings in cultivation, in England and Argentina. By 2010 it was grown by Harri Lorenzi, a senior Brazilian botanist specialised in palms, in his Plantarum institute. As of 2016 seed of the palm has become more regularly available from niche vendors.
Propagation is by seed. Germination can take months and germination rates are quite low. It is advised to plant the palms in full sunlight. It is said to take −5 °C, but should be protected at 0 °C in the Netherlands. In Nova Odessa (see climate), Brazil, Lorenzi grows his palms on large mounds of loose sandy material.
In Brazil the species occurs in the south of state of Mato Grosso do Sul, where it is locally abundant in some spots. It has been collected in the municipalities of Amambai, Iguatemi, Nova Andradina and Porto Murtinho. In Paraguay it occurs in the departments of Amambay, Canindeyú, Cordillera (only collected in 1900) and San Pedro. It grows in open, sandy spots in cerrado grasslands, often in gently sloping areas with deep red sand soils. It has been collected growing at altitudes of 115 to 485m. It endures occasional frosts in its native habitat. The region in which it grows has marked seasons, with a cooler, wet winter during which low-lying areas may get temporarily flooded, and long hot and dry summers with frequent long droughts. It is found growing associated with the palms Butia paraguayensis, Syagrus lilliputiana and Allagoptera leucocalyx in Mbaracayú, Paraguay.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Butia campicola by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
