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Taxon:
Phytelephas macrocarpa
Ruiz & Pav.
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Phytelephas
Family:
Arecaceae
(alt. Palmae)
Subfamily:
Ceroxyloideae
Tribe:
Phytelepheae
Nomen number:
28245
Place of publication:
Syst. veg. fl. peruv. chil. 301. 1798
Verified:
03/16/2010
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0
(
0
active,
0
available)
in National Plant Germplasm System.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Autonym(s)
Phytelephas macrocarpa
Ruiz & Pav. subsp.
macrocarpa
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Phytelephas karstenii
O. F. Cook
Phytelephas microcarpa
Ruiz & Pav.
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Reference(s)
Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson.
2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
www.skud.info
Barfod, A. S.
1991. A monographic study of the subfamily Phytelephantoideae (Arecaceae). Opera Bot. 105:53.
Note:
with three subspecies
Erhardt, W. et al.
2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen
Glassman, S. F.
1972. A revision of B. E. Dahlgren's Index of American palms. Phanerog. Monogr. 6:1-294.
Govaerts, R. & J. Dransfield.
2005. World checklist of palms.
URL:
http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/home.do
Henderson, A.
1995. The palms of the Amazon Oxford University Press.
IPGRI.
New World Fruits Database (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.bioversityinternational.org/databases/new_world_fruits_database/search.html
Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium.
1976. Hortus third.
Moore, H. E., Jr.
1963. An annotated checklist of cultivated palms. Principes 7:158.
Porcher, M. H. et al.
Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au/Sorting/Frontpage.html
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Terrell, E. E. et al.
1986. Agricultural Handbook no. 505
Common names
English
ivory palm –
Reference(s)
ivory-nut palm –
Reference(s)
tagua palm –
Reference(s)
French
ivoire végétal –
Reference(s)
German
Elfenbeinpalme –
Reference(s)
Steinnußpalme –
Reference(s)
Spanish
homero –
Reference(s)
marfil vegetal –
Reference(s)
palma de marfil –
Reference(s)
Spanish (Peru)
yarina –
Reference(s)
Swedish
elfenbenspalm –
Reference(s)
Distribution
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Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Southern America
Brazil
Brazil
Acre
1
Native
Southern America
Brazil
Brazil
Amazonas
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Bolivia
El Beni
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Bolivia
La Paz
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Bolivia
Pando
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Peru
Cusco
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Peru
Huánuco
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Peru
Junín
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Peru
Loreto
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Peru
Madre de Dios
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Peru
Pasco
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Peru
Ucayali
Native
Southern America
BRAZIL:
Brazil
[Acre, Amazonas]
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Bolivia
[El Beni, La Paz, Pando],
Peru
[Cusco, Huánuco, Junín, Loreto, Madre de Dios, Pasco, Ucayali]
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Materials
beads
Henderson, A.
1995. The palms of the Amazon Oxford University Press.
Materials
fiber
Henderson, A.
1995. The palms of the Amazon Oxford University Press.
Name
References