Butia capitata, also known as Pindo Palm or Jelly Palm, is a palm

Arecaceae

Arecaceae or Palmae , are a family of flowering plants, the only family in the monocot order Arecales. There are roughly 202 currently known genera with around 2600 species, most of which are restricted to tropical, subtropical, and warm temperate climates...

 native to Argentina

Argentina

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, Brazil

Brazil

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 and Uruguay

Uruguay

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This palm grows up to 6m (exceptionally 8m) in a slow but steady manner. It is easily identifiable with beautiful feather palm pinnate leaves that arch inwards towards a thick stout trunk.

Butia capitata is notable as one of the hardiest

Hardy palms

Hardy palms are any of the species of palm that are able to withstand colder temperatures and thrive in places not typically considered in the natural range for palms. Several are native to higher elevations in Asia and can tolerate hard freezes with little or no damage...

feather palms, tolerating temperatures down to about −10 °C; it is widely cultivated in warm temperate regions.

External links

• http://www.sunpalmtrees.com/Cold-Hardy-Palm-Trees-Pindo-Palms.htm
• http://hort.ufl.edu/trees/BUTCAPA.pdf