| Chelyocarpus ulei | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Arecales |
| Family: | Arecaceae |
| Genus: | Chelyocarpus |
| Species: | C. ulei |
| Binomial name | |
| Chelyocarpus ulei Dammer | |
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Tessmanniophoenix longibracteata Burret | |
Chelyocarpus ulei is a species of palm tree that is native to the western Amazon.
Description
Chelyocarpus ulei is a single-stemmed palm with fan-shaped leaves. The stem is 1 to 8 metres (3 ft 3.4 in to 26 ft 3.0 in) tall and 4 to 7 centimetres (1.6 to 2.8 in) in diameter. The plant is found in rainforest regions, usually under the 500m elevation. It is prevalent in Northern Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. It is harvested to make salt from the burned ashes of the trunk.
Taxonomy
Chelyocarpus ulei was described by Carl Dammer in 1920.
References
- ^ "Chelyocarpus ulei". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 20 April 2010.
- Henderson, Andrew; Gloria Galeano; Rodrigo Bernal (1995). Field Guide to the Palms of the Americas. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press. p. 39. ISBN 0-691-08537-4.
- "Chelyocarpus ulei - Palmpedia - Palm Grower's Guide". www.palmpedia.net. Retrieved 2020-07-02.
- "Chelyocarpus ulei - Useful Tropical Plants". tropical.theferns.info. Retrieved 2020-07-02.
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