The palm tree Phytelephas aequatorialis, commonly known as Ecuadorian ivory palm, is the main source of Ecuadorean vegetable ivory or tagua, a botanical...
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of Calif. Press. p. 147. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Phytelephas. The New Student's Reference Work/Ivory, Vegetable Phytelephas Information...
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be a hybrid of P. seemannii and P. macrocarpa. Phytelephas seemannii most closely resembles Phytelephas macrocarpa. However, the former has leaves that...
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Phytelephas macrocarpa is a single-stemmed, unarmed, reclining or erect palm from the extreme northern coastal regions of South America, growing to some...
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bears', and even tigers'. Tagua nut: the nut from the ivory palm (Phytelephas aequatorialis), often referred to as vegetable ivory. Part of the nut's shell...
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ivory is harvested are: Phytelephas macrocarpa (mainly in Peru and Bolivia) Phytelephas aequatorialis (mainly in Ecuador) Phytelephas seemannii (mainly in...
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Phytelephas tenuicaulis is a species of palm in the genus Phytelephas. The compound leaves are around 7 meters in length, with stem diameters of 10 cm...
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Arecaceae (palm family) Phytelephas: ivory palms Phytelephas aequatorialis ivory nut palm Arecaceae (palm family) Phytelephas macrocarpa tagua palm Arecaceae...
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Theophrastus's date palm Physokentia tete Physokentia thurstonii Phytelephas aequatorialis Phytelephas seemannii Pinanga subruminata Prestoea tenuiramosa, Guyana...
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Barfod Aphandra natalia Phytelephas Ruiz & Pav. Phytelephas aequatorialis Spruce – Ecuadorean ivory palm - Ecuador Phytelephas macrocarpa Ruiz & Pav. –...
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