Tagua
Related Category: Plants
(tä´gwä), fruit of the ivory-nut palm (Phytelephas macrocarpa), which flourishes in tropical America from Paraguay to Panama.
Crinodendron patagua
Family: Elaeocarpaceae
Patagua
Origin: Chile
Extremely rare shrub with dark green glossy leaves. In summer produces bell shaped fragrant flowers with fringed white petals.
PASSIFLORA SERRATO - Digitata, Tagua-Tagua
PASSIFLORA VITIFOLIA - Grape-Leaved Passion Fruit
PERESKIA ACULEATA - Barbados Gooseberry, Lemon Vine
PHOENIX DACTYLIFERA - Date, Date Palm
PHYLLANTHUS ACIDUS - Otaheite Gooseberry, Grosella, Cheremai ...
LILY OF VALLEY TREE
Crinodendron patagua
General Notes
Crinodendron hookeranum is a similar size tree with narrow leaves. Rare. SelecTree lists no cultivars of patagua.
Common name: love-in-a-mist, sneki markusa, stinking passion flower, tagua passion flower, granadilla colorada, pop vine.
Family: Passifloraceae.(Passiflora Family) ...
Phytelephas - Ivory Palms
Phytelephas aequatorialis - Ivory Nut Palm
Phytelephas macrocarpa - Tagua Palm
Raphia - Raphia Palm Trees
Raphia farinifera - Raffia Palm ...
 See also: Vine, Orange, India, May, Palm
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