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Is this a Pindo palm or Chilean wine palm? I had someone here describe it as Butia but compared to my other Butias, it is slow. Leaves are a bit different too. Leaflets are not quite flat but make a bit of an inverted v shape. I did have a Jubaea but I lost a palm and don't know if was it the Chilean or a smaller Butia.
Not a Phoenix... leaflets oriented the wrong way. Phoenix leaflets, when cut in cross section, have the 'V' shape open towards the the sky (called 'induplicate'), while Jubaeas are the opposite ('reduplicate')... your photo fits a Jubaea much better than a Phoenix. Look also for basal spines... Jubaeas have no spines at the leaves bases, while Phoenix have long, sharp and stiff (dangerous!) ones.
A clearer shot of the base or leaf bases would help ID it. It doesn't look like my jubaea because my jubaea has fuller fronds (the leaflets are spaced close together). It looks like the leaf on the right is a bit glaucous too, which seems more indicative of butia. If I had to guess without looking at the base I'd say it's butia.
Palmbob, the reason I am confused about the identify of the palm that I posted is based on the following reason:
1.) Leaves are reduplicate (leaves shape is a ^ rather than flat or v)
2.) Growth is much SLOWER than my known Butias.
I know I had one true Jubaea in my collection but got it mixed up with one the Butias and either the Butia or the Jubaea died several years ago. I want to have a Jubaea in my collection, so if this is not one, I will eventually acquire another.
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