Chelyocarpus ulei

Chelyocarpus ulei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Chelyocarpus
Species:
C. ulei
Binomial name
Chelyocarpus ulei
Synonyms[1]

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.[2] The plant is found in rainforest regions, usually under the 500m elevation. It is prevalent in Northern Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.[3] It is harvested to make salt from the burned ashes of the trunk.[4]

Taxonomy

Chelyocarpus ulei was described by Carl Dammer in 1920.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Chelyocarpus ulei". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 20 April 2010.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Chelyocarpus ulei - Palmpedia - Palm Grower's Guide". www.palmpedia.net. Retrieved 2020-07-02.
  4. ^ "Chelyocarpus ulei - Useful Tropical Plants". tropical.theferns.info. Retrieved 2020-07-02.


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