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Phytelephas
''Phytelephas'' is a genus containing six known species of dioecious 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 ivory". 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. They are medium-sized to tall palms reaching up to 20 m tall, with pinnate leaves. The "nut" is covered with pericarp, which gets removed by animals. The kernel is covered with a brown, flaky skin and shaped like a small avocado, roughly 4–8 cm in diameter. Uses Given trade restrictions in elephant ivory as well as animal welfare concerns, ivory palm endosperm is often used as a substitute for elephant ivory today, and traded under the names vegetable ivory, palm ivory, ''marfim-vegetal' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phytelephas Seemannii
''Phytelephas seemannii'', commonly called Panama ivory palm, is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. It is one of the plants used for vegetable ivory. Names The species epithet ''seemannii'' honors botanist Berthold Carl Seemann who collected some of the first specimens, including the lectotype. In Spanish it is called (), (), and tagua. In Colombian Spanish it is additionally known as . In Cuna it is , or . In both the Quechua and Choco languages it is called . Habitat ''Phytelephas seemannii'' is native to Colombia and Panama, with much of it growing in shaded areas by rivers in lowland rainforest in Colombia's Pacific/Chocó natural region. It is usually found at elevations from in semi-deciduous forests. Subspecies ''Phytelephas seemannii'' has two subspecies, ''P. s.'' ssp. ''brevipes'' and ''P. s.'' ssp. ''seemannii''. ''P. s.'' ssp. ''brevipes'' is endemic to the upper Mamoní Valley in Panama, at or below in elevation, and may be a hybrid of ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phytelephas Macrocarpa
''Phytelephas macrocarpa'' is a single-stemmed, unarmed, reclining or erect palm from the extreme northern coastal regions of South America, growing to some 12 m tall. It has been introduced and cultivated in tropical regions all over the world. The trunk is about 30 cm across, with prominent leaf scars. The crown is made up of about 30 plume-like leaves or fronds, each about 8 m long, dead leaves being persistent. It is one of some 7 species of palm in the genus ''Phytelephas'', all of which have been exploited for vegetable ivory or tagua from the seed or corozo nut. The closely related ''Ammandra decasperma'' from Colombia, and ''Aphandra natalia'' from Ecuador, are also sources of vegetable ivory, but of inferior quality and therefore not commercially significant. 'Phytelephas macrocarpa' translates to ‘elephant plant’ with 'large fruit', the endosperm of the nut having the texture of elephant ivory, and consisting of large, thick-walled cells of two long-chain polysac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phytelephas Tenuicaulis
''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. Brown, ovulate fruits of about 6 cm are produced. Palms of the ''Phytelephas'' genus are also referred to as vegetable ivory palms. Distribution and habitat ''Phytelephas tenuicaulis'' is distributed in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. The palms are distributed in the Amazon rainforest region in habitats of river plains and lowlands. Human uses Both humans and other animals have used the fruits produced by this species as food. In Ecuador, humans also have used leaves such as domestic or construction tools. In Peru, stems have been used for fences and houses and fruits have been used as medicine. Phylogeny ''Phytelephas'', or the vegetable ivory palms, are dispersed across South America. The clade has a total of eight species, and ''Phytelephas'' branches off to have six species. The phylogenetic relat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phytelephas Aequatorialis
The palm tree ''Phytelephas aequatorialis'', commonly known as Ecuadorian ivory palm, is the main source of Ecuadorean vegetable ivory or tagua, a botanical alternative to ivory. It is found in the tropical rainforests of the western Andean slopes of Ecuador. It has a woody trunk which can grow to 20 m in height and very long pinnate leaves. Description The plants are dioecious, with the female individuals bearing large brown conical fruits, each approximately the size of a grapefruit (but occasionally up to fourteen inches (35 centimeters) in diameter and weighing up to 42 pounds (19 kilograms) and covered in a horned husk, containing usually four seeds. Immature seeds contain sweet edible pulp. Mature seeds are harder than wood and are encased in a bonelike shell. The endosperm is a white hemicellulose material that is so hard it can be polished and carved like ivory. The male flowers are in a catkin, and each flower has as many as 1,000 stamens,Little and Dixon Arboles Communes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phytelephas Olsonii
''Phytelephas olsonii'' is a species of fossil palm in the genus ''Phytelephas ''Phytelephas'' is a genus containing six known species of dioecious 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, ...''. References olsonii {{Improve categories, date=May 2022 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phytelephas Tumacana
''Phytelephas tumacana'' is a species of palm tree. It is endemic to Colombia Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Car ..., where it grows in forests near rivers. It is threatened by the destruction of habitat for agriculture. References External links * tumacana Endemic flora of Colombia Endangered plants Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{palm-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phytelephas Schottii
''Phytelephas schottii'', the corozo palm, is a palm tree native to Colombia Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Car ... which bears a fruit which in Colombia is called corozo. The corozo fruit is often made into a sweet beverage called ''jugo de corozo''. References External links * {{Taxonbar, from=Q15467890 schottii Flora of Colombia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hipólito Ruiz López
Hipólito Ruiz López (August 8, 1754 in Belorado, Burgos, Spain – 1816 in Madrid), or Hipólito Ruiz, was a Spanish botanist known for researching the floras of Peru and Chile during an expedition under Carlos III from 1777 to 1788. During the reign of Carlos III, three major botanical expeditions were sent to the New World; Ruiz and José Antonio Pavón Jiménez were the botanists for the first of these expeditions, to Peru and Chile. Background After studying Latin with an uncle who was a priest, at the age of 14 Ruiz López went to Madrid to study logic, physics, chemistry and pharmacology. He also studied botany at the Migas Calientes Botanical Gardens (now the Real Jardín Botánico de Madrid), under the supervision of Casimiro Gómez Ortega (1741–1818) and Antonio Palau Verdera (1734–1793). Ruiz had not yet completed his pharmacology studies when he was named the head botanist of the expedition. The French physician Joseph Dombey was named as his assistant, and th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Binomial Nomenclature
In taxonomy, binomial nomenclature ("two-term naming system"), also called nomenclature ("two-name naming system") or binary nomenclature, is a formal system of naming species of living things by giving each a name composed of two parts, both of which use Latin grammatical forms, although they can be based on words from other languages. Such a name is called a binomial name (which may be shortened to just "binomial"), a binomen, name or a scientific name; more informally it is also historically called a Latin name. The first part of the name – the '' generic name'' – identifies the genus to which the species belongs, whereas the second part – the specific name or specific epithet – distinguishes the species within the genus. For example, modern humans belong to the genus ''Homo'' and within this genus to the species ''Homo sapiens''. ''Tyrannosaurus rex'' is likely the most widely known binomial. The ''formal'' introduction of this system of naming species is credit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Family (biology)
Family ( la, familia, plural ') is one of the eight major hierarchical taxonomic ranks in Linnaean taxonomy. It is classified between order and genus. A family may be divided into subfamilies, which are intermediate ranks between the ranks of family and genus. The official family names are Latin in origin; however, popular names are often used: for example, walnut trees and hickory trees belong to the family Juglandaceae, but that family is commonly referred to as the "walnut family". What belongs to a family—or if a described family should be recognized at all—are proposed and determined by practicing taxonomists. There are no hard rules for describing or recognizing a family, but in plants, they can be characterized on the basis of both vegetative and reproductive features of plant species. Taxonomists often take different positions about descriptions, and there may be no broad consensus across the scientific community for some time. The publishing of new data and opini ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peru
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Ivory
Ivory is a hard, white material from the tusks (traditionally from elephants) and teeth of animals, that consists mainly of dentine, one of the physical structures of teeth and tusks. The chemical structure of the teeth and tusks of mammals is the same, regardless of the species of origin, but ivory contains structures of mineralised collagen. The trade in certain teeth and tusks other than elephant is well established and widespread; therefore, "ivory" can correctly be used to describe any mammalian teeth or tusks of commercial interest which are large enough to be carved or scrimshawed. Besides natural ivory, ivory can also be produced synthetically, hence (unlike natural ivory) not requiring the retrieval of the material from animals. Tagua nuts can also be carved like ivory. The trade of finished goods of ivory products has its origins in the Indus Valley. Ivory is a main product that is seen in abundance and was used for trading in Harappan civilization. Finished ivory pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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