| Phytelephas tenuicaulis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Arecales |
| Family: | Arecaceae |
| Genus: | Phytelephas |
| Species: | P. tenuicaulis
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| Binomial name | |
| Phytelephas tenuicaulis | |
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Phytelephas tenuicaulis is a species of palm in the genus Phytelephas.[3] 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.
- ^ Palms Amazon 291 (1995)
- ^ Barfod, Opera Bot. 105: 62 (1991), as tenui-caulis (1991).
- ^ "Phytelephas tenuicaulis (Barfod) A. J. Hend. - Encyclopedia of Life".