The pindo palm (Butia capitata (Mart.) Becc.) occurs naturally in the south of Brazil. This specie has a high ecological, ornamental and industrial potential that have not yet been explored. Information about biometrical variations of size and weight of fruits and seeds, as well as their correlations, may support a selection of seeds with higher germination and vigor. The objectives of this study were to quantify fruit, endocarp and botanical seed size and weight variations of pindo palm and their correlation. There was a high, positive correlation between weight and size of fruits and endocarps. Endocarps with two seeds had the highest medium seed weight.
seed and fruit morphology; biometry; biometrical characteristics
