Jubaea chilensis Chilean wine palm (Palmae) Evergreen tree

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Jubaea chilensis
Chilean wine palm
Evergreen tree
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The Jubaea chilensis plant species is found in S. America - Chile. It is a member of the Palmae family. Common gardeners may know the plant as Chilean wine palm. Some home gardeners know the variety as J. spectabilis. Cocos chilensis

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Latin Name:  Jubaea chilensis
Common Name:  Chilean wine palm
Family:  Palmae
Author:  (Moll.)Baill.

Known Hazards:  None known

Mature Height:  12   Mature Width:  5

Habitat:  Usually found between the coast and the hills to 300 metres, between latitudes 31 to 35°south[139].

Edible Uses: Sap - raw or cooked. A very sweet taste, it can be used as a refreshing drink[1, 2, 11, 61], concentrated into a syrup or fermented into a wine[183]. The tree is felled and the crown removed, the sap then begins to flow and, providing a thin section of trunk is removed daily, the sap will continue to flow for several months[2]. Yields of over 400 litres of sap can be obtained from a tree[2]. Fruit - candied and used as a sweetmeat[61, 183].The fruit is about 5cm in diameter[200]. Seed - raw or cooked[46, 61]. A pleasant nutty flavour raw[2], they are also used in sweetmeats[183]. The seed is about 5cm in diameter[231]. An edible oil is obtained from the seed[46, 61, 105, 177].

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