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Parajubaea torallyi
Parajubaea torallyi is a tall, cold-hardy palm from the dry mountain valleys of Bolivia, closely related to the coconut. Its key to growing is full sun, excellent drainage and protection from frost and wet cold.
Parajubaea torallyi, commonly known as the palma de Pasobaya or Bolivian mountain coconut, is a species of evergreen flowering plant of genus Parajubaea, in the family Arecaceae, closely related to the coconut palm in the tribe Cocoseae.
It is endemic to Bolivia, where it grows in dry forests on steep rocky slopes at 2,400–3,400 metres (7,900–11,200 ft) in elevation. In its native habitat, due to high elevation, low night temperatures often drop to a range of -3C to -9C during local winter time (July, August), with considerable temperature spans between day and night and practically no precipitation during that time. Annual rainfall is around 500-600mm only, with majority during 2-3 months of the year. The palm therefore naturally occurs only in some valleys that have waterlines available within stony and sandy mountain ground for deep root access.
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
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.
