Polynesian ivory-nut palm PRODUCT NAME
Coelococcus amicarum Wendl. SCIENTIFIC NAME
| Common Name: | Polynesian ivory-nut palm |
| Local Name: | Timbungan (Zamboanga, Panay). |
| Family: | Palmae |
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| Product Description: | the flowering shoots grow from the axils of the leaves. The globose fruits, up to 10cm in diameter, covered with closely overlapping, hard, shiny, ivory-like in texture and appearance |
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DISTRIBUTION
| Countries Found: | Philippines |
| Description: | This species apparently occurs as a widely scattered, cultivated palm in Panay and Zamboanga |
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| Partners: | Bureau of Forestry, Philippines |
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