Vegetable ivory

This seed is often called ‘vegetable ivory’ because the innermost part of the seed looks very much like ivory and can be carved to make figures and trinkets.

Object Summary

Accession Loan No.
27/2001/3
Collection Class
Plants
Collector Excavator
Palmer, A E
Common Name
vegetable ivory
Simple Name
seeds

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Arecaceae: Phytelephas macrocarpa: vegetable ivory