- Phytelephas
taxobox
name = "Phytelephas"
regnum =Plantae
unranked_divisio =Angiosperms
unranked_classis =Monocots
unranked_ordo =Commelinids
ordo =Arecales
familia =Arecaceae
subfamilia =Ceroxyloideae
tribus =Phytelephanteae
genus = "Phytelephas"
genus_authority =Ruiz &Pav.
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = See text|"Phytelephas" (Ivory Palm) is a genus of five species of palms, native to tropical
South America . The genus name means 'plantelephant ', which refers to the very hard, white seed endospem, which resembles (and can be used as a substitute for) elephant ivory.They are medium-sized to tall palms reaching up to 20 m tall, with pinnate leaves.
;Selected species
*"Phytelephas aequatorialis " Spruce. Ecuador.
*"Phytelephas macrocarpa " Ruiz & Pav. Brazil, Bolivia, Peru.
*"Phytelephas seemannii " O.F.Cook. Colombia, Panama.
*"Phytelephas tenuicaulis " (Barfod) A.J.Hend. Colombia, Ecuador, Peru.
*"Phytelephas tumacana " O.F.Cook. Colombia.References
* [http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/splist.pl?9359 Germplasm Resources Information Network: "Phytelephas"]
* [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php?species=38638 IUCN Redlist: "Phytelephas tumacana"]
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