Frederic james paton, dinshaw rattonji nanji, and arthur robert ling. The jellylike immature endosperm is eaten or consumed as a drink. Phytelephas macrocarpa in the germplasm resources information network grin, u. Hooker wj 1849 some account of the vegetable ivory palm phytelephas macrocarpa. Phytoliths as a tool for archaeobotanical, palaeobotanical. A tropical south american palm, phytelephas macrocarpa, whose seed is used as a substitute for ivory. Its hard white seeds have been used for making buttons, dice, chess pieces, etc. Hooker wj ed hookers journal of botany and kew garden miscellany, vol 1. Get a printable copy pdf file of the complete article 495k, or click on a page image below to browse page by. Palms in america the following 500 pages are in this category, out of 618 total. The trunk is about 30 cm across, with prominent leaf scars. The plant is used in various ways locally as a food.
The black or brightly coloured fruits are dispersed by many different animals. Phytelephas macrocarpa is a singlestemmed, unarmed, reclining or erect palm from the extreme northern coastal regions of south america, growing to some 12 m tall. If you have any information about this plant, please help by updating this article. Phytelephas macrocarpa palmpedia palm growers guide. A history of the palms of this wonderful island and what to find there, and where. Ivory nut mannan is highly waterinsoluble, whereas the other. Macrocarpa, when dry, has no particular concerns re coating and will accept a variety of paints, oils, two pot resins, and varnishes. Palm for saleavailability for phytelephas macrocarpa the following is a listing of palms recently in stock, but availability changes quite quickly.
The palm world on the island of tenerife by carlo morici. Definition of phytelephas macrocarpa in the dictionary. On the hydrolysis of the endosperm of phytelephas macrocarpa by its own enzymes. Phytelephas macrocarpa vegetable ivory, tagua, nut palm. Seed germination at different stratification temperatures. We used maxent software, which is a species distribution modeling program based on a generalpurpose machine learning method phillips et al. Pdf potential of harvesting of phytelephas macrocarpa. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. The record derives from wcsp data supplied on 20120323 which reports it as an accepted name record 155974 with original publication details. Full text full text is available as a scanned copy of the original print version. Arecaceae of north america update, database version 2010 acquired. Media in category phytelephas macrocarpa the following 8 files are in this category, out of 8 total. With nounverb tables for the different cases and tenses links to audio pronunciation and relevant. Phytelephas macrocarpa or commonly known as ivory nut palm is a tropical, dioecious, solitary palm with a short trunk of about 3 m high, large crown comprised of 1220 leaves, large white.
Information and translations of phytelephas macrocarpa in the most comprehensive dictionary definitions. Phytelephas, from greek phyton plant and elephas elephant ivory alluding to them. A wide variety range of glues can be used with macrocarpa. Edible parts are the nuts, leaves, palm hearts, and fruits. Phytelephas family palmae a genus of palms in which the stem is short, stout, and often procumbent. Spatial distribution and environmental preferences of 10. Get a printable copy pdf file of the complete article 419k, or click on a page image below to browse page by page.
The seeds of this and various other species of vegetable ivory. They are commonly known as ivory palms, ivorynut palms or tagua palms. Phytelephas macrocarpa or commonly known as ivory nut palm is a tropical, dioecious, solitary palm with a short trunk of about 3 m high, large crown comprised of 1220 leaves, large white flowers, and composite fruits. 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. Phytoliths are cell inclusions made of amorphous silica sio 2. It has been introduced and cultivated in tropical regions all over the world. Phytelephas macrocarpa noun the noun phytelephas macrocarpa has 1 sense 1. 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. Selfrising mix, containing casein, sodium caseinate, ground ivory or palm nut phytelephas macrocarpa, sodium bicarbonate and calcium acid phosphate. Phytelephas aequatorialis, phytelephas tenuicaulis, phytelephas tumacana other species references edit phytelephas on wikipedia.
Once you are registered you can contribute, change, or. Department of agriculture agricultural research service. Learn the translation for phytelephas macrocarpa in leo s english. This page was last edited on 4 september 2017, at 10. Ivory nut also called vegetable ivory, tagua or jarina seed is the white endosperm of the palm species phytelephas, grown in the amazon region and has a pronounced high carbohydrate. Updated for itis by the flora of north america expertise network, in connection with an update for usda plants 20072010 reference for. General information about phytelephas macrocarpa pjpma eppo global database. The hard seed is a form of vegetable ivory, which is used in craftwork. It is grown from seed, but germination is slow and difficult. This and the first two of the common names refer to the very hard white. Fast pyrolysis of mannanrich ivory nut phytelephas.
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