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Phytelephas
Phytelephas Phy*tel"e*phas, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a plant + ? the elephant; also, ivory.] (Bot.) A genus of South American palm trees, the seeds of which furnish the substance called vegetable ivory.

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- of Calif. Press. p. 147. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Phytelephas. The New Student's Reference Work/Ivory, Vegetable Phytelephas Information...
- ivory is harvested are: Phytelephas macrocarpa (mainly in Peru and Bolivia) Phytelephas aequatorialis (mainly in Ecuador) Phytelephas seemannii (mainly in...
- Media related to Phytelephas aequatorialis at Wikimedia Commons Data related to Phytelephas aequatorialis at Wikispecies "Phytelephas aequatorialis". Plants...
- Phytelephas macrocarpa is a single-stemmed, unarmed, reclining or erect palm from the extreme northern coastal regions of South America, growing to some...
- Phytelephas olsonii is a species of fossil palm in the genus Phytelephas. "Phytelephas olsonii R.W. Brown". Tropicos. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved...
- be a hybrid of P. seemannii and P. macrocarpa. Phytelephas seemannii most closely resembles Phytelephas macrocarpa. However, the former has leaves that...
- 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...
- Phytelephas schottii, the corozo palm, is a palm tree native to Colombia which bears a fruit which in Colombia is called corozo. The corozo fruit is often...
- Phytelephas tumacana is a species of palm tree. It is endemic to Colombia, where it grows in forests near rivers. It is threatened by the destruction...
- private university in Waxahachie, Texas Four-ball billiards or sagu Phytelephas seemannii or sagu, a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae...