Phytelephas seemannii, commonly called Panama ivory palm, is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae.

The species epithet seemannii honors botanist Berthold Carl Seemann who collected some of the first specimens, including the lectotype.

brevipes is endemic to the upper Mamoní Valley in Panama, at or below 500 metres (1,600 ft) in elevation, and may be a hybrid of P. seemannii and P.

[6] In immature seeds, the endosperm is a liquid, like in a coconut, and then later it hardens as the fruit wall softens and deteriorates.

[6] Panama ivory palm trees flower after the end of the dry season, between February and May.

[7] The flowers are pollinated by insects, specifically by two types of rove beetles, pollen-eating Amazoncharis spp.

[5] Occasionally in the marketplaces of Guna Yala the thin crust surrounding the ivory is sold as food.