Chelyocarpus ulei | |
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Chelyocarpus ulei | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Monocots |
(unranked): | Commelinids |
Order: | Arecales |
Family: | Arecaceae |
Subfamily: | Coryphoideae |
Tribe: | Cryosophileae |
Genus: | Chelyocarpus |
Species: | C. ulei |
Binomial name | |
Chelyocarpus ulei Dammer |
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Synonyms | |
Tessmanniophoenix longibracteata Burret |
Tessmanniophoenix longibracteata Burret
Chelyocarpus ulei is a species of palm tree that is native to the western Amazon.
Chelyocarpus ulei is a single-stemmed palm with fan-shaped leaves. The stem is 1 to 8 metres (3 ft 3.4 in to 26 ft 3.0 in) tall and 4 to 7 centimetres (1.6 to 2.8 in) in diameter.
Chelyocarpus ulei was described by Carl Dammer in 1920.