Ivory, alias ivory coconut, Latin name Phytelephas macrocarpa. A fruit called TAGUA coconut tree that mainly grows near the equator of South America.
The tree grows very slowly, about 15 years to produce the fiber fruit, fruit to 3 to 8 years to fully mature.
When the fruit is completely ripe, it is harvested by the local people and dried in the tropical sunshine for about 3 to 4 months until the fruit's gelatin matures into a white hard substance similar to ivory. Its texture, hardness, color and ivory similar to 1.5 degrees hardness. Therefore commonly known as "plant ivory", is considered a Bodhi seed.
Ivory fruit specifications are generally divided into three types: 5-7 cm large fruit, 4-5 cm fruit, small fruit 3-4 cm. The completely dried COROZO NUT can be used as an alternative to real ivory products, so local residents call it IVORY NUT. After the fruit is dried, the machine is used to peel hard shell, sorted according to size and quality, then processed into fine industrial products or carved into the desired shape.
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