Chelyocarpus ulei
Species of palm
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Chelyocarpus ulei is a species of palm tree that is native to the western Amazon.
| Chelyocarpus ulei | |
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Scientific 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] | |
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Tessmanniophoenix longibracteata Burret | |
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]
