Phytelephas tenuicaulis: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Liliopsida
- Order
- Arecales
- Family
- Arecaceae
- Genus
- Phytelephas
- Species
- Phytelephas tenuicaulis
- Scientific Name
- Phytelephas tenuicaulis
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Phytelephas tenuicaulis
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. Brown, ovulate fruits of about 6 cm are produced. Palms of the Phytelephas genus are also referred to as vegetable ivory palms.
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