Phytelephas macrocarpa

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Arecales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Arecales

Phytelephas macrocarpa Ruiz & Pav.

Homotypic
- Elephantusia macrocarpa (Ruiz & Pav.) Willd., Sp. Pl. 4: 1156 (1806)
Heterotypic
- Phytelephas microcarpa Ruiz & Pav., Syst. Veg. Fl. Peruv. Chil.: 302 (1798).
- Elephantusia microcarpa (Ruiz & Pav.) Willd., Sp. Pl. 4: 1157 (1806).
- Phytelephas schottii H.Wendl., Bonplandia (Hannover) 8: 119 (1860).
- Phytelephas seemannii O.F.Cook, Bull. Bur. Pl. Industr. U.S.D.A. 242: 68 (1912).
- Phytelephas brachelus O.F.Cook, J. Washington Acad. Sci. 3: 142 (1913).
- Phytelephas brachinus O.F.Cook, J. Washington Acad. Sci. 3: 142 (1913).
- Phytelephas brevipes O.F.Cook, J. Washington Acad. Sci. 3: 142 (1913).
- Phytelephas cornutus O.F.Cook, J. Washington Acad. Sci. 3: 142 (1913).
- Phytelephas pittieri O.F.Cook, J. Washington Acad. Sci. 3: 142 (1913).
- Phytelephas karstenii O.F.Cook, J. Washington Acad. Sci. 17: 227 (1927).
- Phytelephas longiflora O.F.Cook, J. Washington Acad. Sci. 17: 227 (1927).
- Yarina microcarpa (Ruiz & Pav.) O.F.Cook, J. Washington Acad. Sci. 17: 223 (1927).
- Phytelephas macrocarpa subsp. schottii (H.Wendl.) Barfod, Opera Bot. 109: 60 (1991).
- Phytelephas seemannii subsp. brevipes (O.F.Cook) Barfod, Opera Bot. 105: 64 (1991), no exact basionym page.

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

Ruiz López, H. & Pavón, J.A. 1798. Systema Vegetabilium Florae Peruvianae et Chilensis 301.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Phytelephas macrocarpa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Dec. 13. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2018. Phytelephas macrocarpa. Published online. Accessed: Dec. 13 2018.
Tropicos.org 2018. Phytelephas macrocarpa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 13 Dec. 2018.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Phytelephas macrocarpa in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.