Tagua, El Marfil del Ecuador ( Ivory of Ecuador)

www.EcuadorianHands.com - The Internet's Handycrafts Superstore - Offers figurines and jewelry made out of Tagua (Exotic Ivory). Also Panama Hats, Essentials Oils, Leather clothing and Leather accessories. All products are handmade with Ecofriendly materials of Ecuador. Worldwide shipping! En las montañas tropicales y húmedas del Ecuador existe una singular planta llamada Tagua o Marfil Vegetal, semejante por su morfología a las palmas, aunque botánicamente no es una palmácea sino que, pertenece a la familia de las ciclantáceas. Su nombre científico es Phytelephas Aequatorialis. Etimológicamente Phytelephas proviene del griego Phyton=planta y Elephas=marfil, es decir, planta de marfil o marfil vegetal. In tropical and humid mountains of Ecuador exists a singular plant called Tagua, also known as Exotic Ivory or Vegetable Ivory after their morphology to palms. Although botanically is not a Palmácea, it belongs to the family of the Ciclantáceas. Their scientific name it is Phytelephas Aequatorialis. Phytelephas comes of the greek Phyton=plant and Elephas=ivory, that is to say: plant of ivory or vegetable ivory.