Editing Butia purpurascens (section)

== Description ==

The palm is described as evergreen, single-stemmed, slow-growing, and about 1–4 m tall. The retrieved horticultural account places it in central Brazil, in semi-deciduous forest and savanna habitats to about 750 m.<sup>[[#cite_note-3|[3]]]</sup> The species-specific propagation study was conducted in an experimental garden in Brazil under full sun and ambient climatic conditions, rather than as a replicated home-orchard trial.<sup id="cite_ref-4">[[#cite_note-4|[4]]]</sup>

Fruit color is described as ranging from yellow to purple. The fruit can reach about 25 mm in diameter and is characterized as having succulent, almost fibreless acidic pulp.<sup>[[#cite_note-3|[3]]]</sup><sup>[[#cite_note-4|[4]]]</sup> Plants of the World Online was also checked for the name, but the retrieved search result did not expose a stable detailed species account.<sup id="cite_ref-5">[[#cite_note-5|[5]]]</sup>