Phytelephas macrocarpa


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Related to Phytelephas macrocarpa: vegetable ivory, Phytelephas aequatorialis
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Synonyms for Phytelephas macrocarpa

a stemless palm tree of Brazil and Peru bearing ivory nuts

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phalerata, Astrocaryum gratum, Bactris martiana, Chamaedorea angustisecta, Geonoma occidentalis, Phytelephas macrocarpa, y la pampa de Heath, una sabana con Astrocaryum huaimi, Mauritiella armata y Syagrus sancona, que se prolonga en Bolivia.
Phytelephas macrocarpa -- yarina -- alimenticio, artesanal, construccion, medicinal 119.
Similarly, 1,000-2,000 tonnes of Phytelephas macrocarpa were exported from Peru between 1920 and 1940, mainly for the manufacture of buttons (Anonymous, 2002).
In a forest reserve of 394 ha near Iquitos, Peru, vast populations of Phytelephas macrocarpa produce 0.77-1.67 t/ha/a.
Palmeras con hojas buenas para techar (varias especies de Geonoma, Phytelephas macrocarpa, Pholidostachys synanthera)
In Colombia mestizos manage Astrocaryum malybo for production of leaf fibers (Barrera et al., 2007b; Linares et al., 2008), Attalea butyracea for production of fruits for animal feed (Moreno et al., 1991), and Phytelephas macrocarpa for seed production (Torres & Perdomo, 2008).
In Colombia, land owners in the Magdalena River basin protect their tagua palms (Phytelephas macrocarpa), only if they can get any income by selling their nuts (Torres & Perdomo, 2008).
Protocolos de aprovechamiento in situ para las especies de uso artesanal werregue (Astrocaryum standleyanum), damagua (Poulsenia armata), tagua (Phytelephas macrocarpa) y paja blanca (Calamagrostis effusa) en los Departamentos de Choco y Boyaca.
chipati: Phytelephas macrocarpa (cocama) [Faust, 1978]
ngumu chi: Phytelephas macrocarpa (tikuna) [Prado, 2008]