Ivory nut
| Phytelephas | |
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| Fruiting tagua palm (Phytelephas aequatorialis) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Arecales |
| Family: | Arecaceae |
| Subfamily: | Ceroxyloideae |
| Tribe: | Phytelephanteae |
| Genus: |
Phytelephas Ruiz & Pav. |
| Species | |
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Phytelephas aequatorialis Spruce |
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| Synonyms | |
Phytelephas aequatorialis Spruce
Phytelephas macrocarpa Ruiz & Pav.
Phytelephas olsonii R.W. Brown
Phytelephas schottii H.Wendl.
Phytelephas seemannii O.F.Cook
Phytelephas tenuicaulis (Barfod) A.J.Hend.
Phytelephas tumacana O.F.Cook
Elephantusia Willd.
Palandra O.F.Cook
Yarina O.F.Cook
Phytelephas is a genus containing six known species of palms (family Arecaceae), occurring from southern Panama along the Andes to Ecuador, Bolivia, Colombia, northwestern Brazil, and Peru. They are commonly known as ivory palms, ivory-nut palms or tagua palms; the scientific name Phytelephas means "plant elephant". This and the first two of the common names refer to the very hard white endosperm of their seeds (tagua nuts or jarina seeds), which resembles elephant ivory.
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