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Phytelephas aequatorialis
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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 metres (66 ft) tall, and has very long pinnate leaves.
- Family
- Arecaceae
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Phytelephas aequatorialis
- Slug
- phytelephas-aequatorialis
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Arecaceae
- Genus
- Phytelephas
- Species
- aequatorialis
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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