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Phytelephas

Phytelephas
Taxonomía
Reino: Plantae
División: Magnoliophyta
Clase: Liliopsida
Orden: Arecales
Familia: Arecaceae
Subfamilia: Ceroxyloideae
Tribu: Phytelepheae
Género: Phytelephas
Ruiz & Pav.
Especies

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Sinonimia

Phytelephas es un género con 28 especies de plantas con flores perteneciente a la familia de las palmeras (Arecaceae). Es originario de América tropical desde Panamá hasta Sudamérica.

La semilla de Phytelephas sp. es conocida generalmente como tagua (Centroamérica) o marfil vegetal, mientras que la palmera es llamada Yarina o Jarina en Sudamérica.

Taxonomía

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El género fue descrito por Ruiz & Pav. y publicado en Systema Vegetabilium Florae Peruvianae et Chilensis 299–301. 1798.[2]​ La especie tipo es: Phytelephas macrocarpa Ruiz et Pav.

Etimología

Phytelephas: nombre genérico que deriva de las palabras griegas: phyt = "planta" y elephas = "elefante", en referencia a su uso como fuente de marfil vegetal.[3]

Especies

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Referencias

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  1. «Phytelephas». Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Consultado el 14 de agosto de 2009. 
  2. «Phytelephas». Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. Consultado el 23 de agosto de 2013. 
  3. (J. Dransfield, N. Uhl, C. Asmussen, W.J. Baker, M. Harley and C. Lewis. 2008)

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