Chelyocarpus ulei

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|genus = Chelyocarpus

|species = ulei

|authority = Dammer

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|synonyms = Tessmanniophoenix longibracteata Burret

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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 {{convert|1|to|8|m|1}} tall and {{convert|4|to|7|cm|1}} in diameter.{{cite book |last=Henderson |first=Andrew |author-link= Andrew Henderson (botanist) |author2=Gloria Galeano |author2-link=Gloria Galeano |author3=Rodrigo Bernal |author3-link=Rodrigo Bernal |title=Field Guide to the Palms of the Americas |year=1995 |publisher=Princeton University Press |location=Princeton, New Jersey| isbn= 0-691-08537-4|page=39 }} The plant is found in rainforest regions, usually under the 500m elevation. It is prevalent in Northern Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.{{Cite web|title=Chelyocarpus ulei - Palmpedia - Palm Grower's Guide|url=https://www.palmpedia.net/wiki/Chelyocarpus_ulei|access-date=2020-07-02|website=www.palmpedia.net}} It is harvested to make salt from the burned ashes of the trunk.{{Cite web|title=Chelyocarpus ulei - Useful Tropical Plants|url=http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Chelyocarpus+ulei|access-date=2020-07-02|website=tropical.theferns.info}}

Taxonomy

Chelyocarpus ulei was described by Carl Dammer in 1920.

References

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Category:Flora of the Amazon

Category:Flora of Brazil

Category:Flora of Colombia

Category:Flora of Ecuador

Category:Trees of South America

Category:Trees of Peru

Category:Taxa named by Carl Lebrecht Udo Dammer