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Chelyocarpus
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Chelyocarpus

Chelyocarpus is a genus of small to medium-sized fan palms which are native to northwestern South America. Some are upright trees, while others creep along the ground. Species are used for thatch, to weave hats, stuff pillows and as a source of salt.

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4 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Chelyocarpus ulei

speciesChelyocarpus ulei

Chelyocarpus chuco

speciesChelyocarpus chuco

Chelyocarpus dianeurus

speciesChelyocarpus dianeurus

Chelyocarpus repens

speciesChelyocarpus repens

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 180248.