The article details how the palm species Butia odorata became a valid name. It states that the species was discovered in Minas Gerais, Brazil, and was first named as Cocos capitata in 1826. A. C. Marcato created the name Butia odorata, however he reportedly did not publish it in his thesis. H. Lorenzi and colleagues published the name but reportedly had an erroneous basionym reference that made it illegitimate.