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Tagua

Educational resources on Tagua

Tagua [an error occurred while processing this directive] IUCN Profile of the Tagua

Academic web links for the Tagua.


Vegetable Ivory
Maybe tagua nuts can help save at least a part of these beautiful rain forests before it's too late, and at the same time help to preserve one of the most magnificent mammals that
waynesword.palomar.edu/pljan99.htm

20-Lago Tagua-tagua
The Tagua Initiative exemplifies the symbiotic relationship between rain forest and market. "The Tagua nut is an ivory-like seed that is harvested from tropical palm trees to make
www.cs.rice.edu/~jnavarro/pictures/Chile-South/2-Puelo/20-Lago%20Tagua-tagua.html

Topic Area: Environmental Entrepreneurism
The Tagua Initiative exemplifies the symbiotic relationship between rain forest and market. "The Tagua nut is an ivory-like seed that is harvested from tropical palm trees to make
www.colby.edu/personal/thtieten/entr-cre.html

Passiflora species
P. serrato-digitata Tagua-tagua ; P. suberosa Cork-stem Passionfruit ; P. trifoliata ; P. tripartita Tacso; P. trisecta ; P. vitifolia Grape-leaf passionfruit
www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/nexus/Passiflora_spp_nex.html

botany.csdl.tamu.edu
Present in the Texas flora and known locally as: Tagua passion flower, white passion flower No Texas distribution data available. var. arizonica Killip
botany.csdl.tamu.edu/FLORA/cgi/ruled_html_query?colldir=kartesz%2Fmgdata&collname=bonap98&...

Comparative Placentation > Glossary
Occasionally, taguá have had infections in the large scent glands located in the central portion of their dorsal sacral region.
placentation.ucsd.edu/peccfs.htm

National Museum of the American Indian : Item Detail
Bifacial tool/projectile point. probably Multiple archaeological cultures (attributed), including Tagua-Tagua and Tal Tal (Taltal) Complexes Chile; Antofagasta Region II
www.nmai.si.edu/searchcollections/item.aspx?irn=189217&objmatbroad=Stone/Mineral/Rock:%20...

Ben and Jerry Case
The price paid to tagua collectors has risen 92 percent since the program began. Pharmaceutical companies also participate in the extraction of rainforest resources for research
www.american.edu/projects/mandala/TED/ben.htm

National Museum of the American Indian : Search Results
Bifacial tool/projectile point; probably Multiple archaeological cultures (attributed), including Tagua-Tagua and Tal Tal (Taltal) Complexes; Chile; Antofagasta Region II
www.nmai.si.edu/searchcollections/results.aspx?partyid=1352&src=1-2

A Humble Praise
A Humble Praise Johnny Coveña Ecuador. This is a Tagua crèche, made of the seed of Tagua palm trees. Tagua is also called “vegetal ivory.�
campus.udayton.edu/mary/gallery/creches/navset12.htm







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