Butia sp ( Dark purple fruits )

[caixeta]

Adult plants in habitat.

[TexasColdHardyPalms]

Any pics of the fruit ?

[caixeta]

Young plants.

[caixeta]

Spathe.

[caixeta]

Bunch .

[caixeta]

Fruits.

[Sabal Steve]

Great photos.  We enjoy all of your contributions in regards to Syagrus and Butia species.

[Josh76]

B. eriospatha?

[Jamesasb]

Thank you for sharing! very nice

[WestCoastGal]

Wow they are purple or deep plum color. Very fascinating color difference! Even the inside of the spathe. Thanks for all the pics. Did you taste the fruit and if so did it have a different flavor?

What's the temperature range where those are growing? Wondering if the color variation has anything to do with colder weather.

[Palmcycasnut]

Butia purpurascens?

[caixeta]

1 hour ago, WestCoastGal said:

Wow são cor roxa ou profunda da ameixa. Diferença de cores muito fascinante! Até o interior da espátula. Obrigado por todas as fotos. Você provou a fruta e se assim teve um sabor diferente?

Qual é a faixa de temperatura onde estão crescendo? Querendo saber se a variação de cor tem algo a ver com o tempo mais frio.

In the region where the palms were found the only Butia that can occur is Capitata , but the fruits are very different and the juice is reddish remembering the color of acerola fruit. The altitude is approximately 1100m altitude ,it is cold but there is no frost.

[caixeta]

Detai purple petiole.

[User00]

Great photos.

[caixeta]

Fruits and seeds.

[Jamesasb]

Its a very pretty butia, 

 

[Al in Kona]

Thanks for the very good photos of this different Butia with dark purple fruit.  How does it taste?  Sweet or not?

[caixeta]

After 10 months , 1 seed sprouted double . I think it's the rarest palm I have . MOST BLESSED !!!!!

[Kenarr09]

On 22/12/2016, 01:18:15, caixeta said:

Fruits.

Are these fruits tastier than regular odorata type? 

[TexasColdHardyPalms]

The seeds and dwarf like habit look like purpuracens. Is this area far from its natural habitat?

[caixeta]

7 hours ago, Kenarr09 said:

Are these fruits tastier than regular odorata type? 

7 hours ago, Kenarr09 said:

Are slightly acidic , the juice is very good .

[caixeta]

2 hours ago, TexasColdHardyPalms said:

The seeds and dwarf like habit look like purpuracens. Is this area far from its natural habitat?

Jataí -GO (Butia purpurascens ) is more than 1100 Km from Itacambira -MG , where they were found , their petioles have thorns .

[TexasColdHardyPalms]

Interesting!!

[caixeta]

Update .After long 18 months , 5 more sprouted .Observe the purple stems .

[caixeta]

Young plant , very beautiful and delicate .

[Cikas]

Very different looking fruits.

[caixeta]

Updates 

[Brad Mondel]

Did you ever taste the fruits?

[caixeta]

17 hours ago, Brad Mondel said:

Did you ever taste the fruits?

Yes , very good  and the juice turns red.

[Tyrone]

11 hours ago, caixeta said:

Yes , very good  and the juice turns red.

Then you could make a red wine or at least a rose from the fruit. I'm intrigued now. Butia odorata makes a great white wine.

[sonoranfans]

the purple color is anthocyanins which turn red when they are exposed to an acidic environment but are purple when slightly alkaline.  Anthocyanins can give rise to lots of color in very small quantities.  Blue berries are blue due to anthocyanins and its typically less than 1% that does it.  they exist in the outer tissue (skin) layer.  Its not unusual to have purple or reddish stems, it can be a response to the surrounding environment.   My bismarckia responded this way to cold when it was a seedling.  Seedings of some species push anthocyanins when cold and also in defense to an insect attack.  I have never heard of fruits turning in response to cold or insect attack, just leaves and stems.  Since butias naturally hybridize, could it be that a purpurcens hybrid has survived the area?

[redbeard917]

Caixeta, thank you for your valuable and interesting contributions to the palm discussion.

[caixeta]

On 6/19/2020 at 3:37 PM, redbeard917 said:

Caixeta, thank you for your valuable and interesting contributions to the palm discussion.

Thanks to all of you from Palmtalk and for learning a lot from you too.

[Maguire]

Best seeds from what I have seen! Planted my seeds 01/08/2025 and already germinating. These are Sabal Cherokee seeds.