Copernicia alba

Synonymy: Unknown Distribution: Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, Argentina
Common names: Caranday palm Conservation status: Not threatened

Adult palms in habitat in Argentina

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Adult

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Juvenile

Top photo courtesy and copyright © 2000, Gaston Torres Vera; taken in habitat. Middle and bottom photos copyright © 1998, Jody Haynes. Top photo taken at Fairchild Tropical Garden, Miami, FL; bottom photo taken at the Tropical Research & Education Center, Homestead, FL.

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