Jubaea - genus of plants of the family Palm. This genus currently includes one species - the Elephant Palm , or Chilean Jubaea ( Jubaea chilensis ).
The height of the trunk of the yubey is usually 15-18 m, and the diameter reaches 1 m. The crown is located at the top and consists of 60-100 cirrus leaves . The length of the inflorescences is 1.2-1.4 m; they are branched. Pistillate flowers are at the base, and staminate at the top. Fruit type - drupe , fleshy pericarp . The shape of the seeds is round, the oil content in the seeds is about 35%.
