Phytelephas macrocarpa
A species in the Arecaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Arecales
- Family
- Arecaceae
- Genus
- Phytelephas
- Species
- Phytelephas macrocarpa
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1798
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Phytelephas macrocarpa. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
16 synonyms in this snapshot
- Elephantusia macrocarpaName author: (Ruiz & Pav.) Willd.
- Elephantusia microcarpaName author: (Ruiz & Pav.) Willd.
- Phytelephas brachelusName author: O.F.Cook
- Phytelephas brachinusName author: O.F.Cook
- Phytelephas brevipesName author: O.F.Cook
- Phytelephas cornutusName author: O.F.Cook
- Phytelephas karsteniiName author: O.F.Cook
- Phytelephas longifloraName author: O.F.Cook
- Phytelephas macrocarpa subsp. macrocarpaName author: Not supplied
- Phytelephas macrocarpa subsp. schottiiName author: (H.Wendl.) Barfod
- Phytelephas microcarpaName author: Ruiz & Pav.
- Phytelephas pittieriName author: O.F.Cook
- Phytelephas schottiiName author: H.Wendl.
- Phytelephas seemanniiName author: O.F.Cook
- Phytelephas seemannii subsp. brevipesName author: (O.F.Cook) Barfod
- Yarina microcarpaName author: (Ruiz & Pav.) O.F.Cook
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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