Juania australis

Synonymy: Unknown Distribution: Juan Fernandez Islands, Pacific Ocean
Common names: Chonta is a local name Conservation status: Endangered

Adult plant in habitat on Masadentro Island; taken 11-19-1999

An interesting shot of a large adult in
cultivation; note the spines on the trunk

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Juvenile plant in cultivation, Golden Gate
State Park, San Francisco, CA, USA

Top photo courtesy and copyright © 1999, Raśl Farias, Palms of the Cone South of America. Bottom photo courtesy and copyright © 1998, Geoff Stein.

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