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Attalea funifera

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Species of plant in the family Arecaceae

Attalea funifera
Infructescence
Nut
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Attalea
Species: A. funifera
Binomial name
Attalea funifera
Mart.
Synonyms
  • Attalea acaulis Burret
  • Sarinia funifera (Mart.) O.F.Cook

Attalea funifera, the Bahia piassava, is a species of palm (family Arecaceae), native to eastern Brazil. It is a major source of piassava fiber, used in brooms and brushes.

References

  1. ^ "Attalea funifera Mart". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  2. "Attalea funifera Bahia piassava". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2022. Other common names; coquilla, coquilla nut palm, monkey grass palm, para grass palm, piassalba, pissaba palm, broom palm
  3. Avelar, Fabiana Ferreira; Bianchi, Maria Lúcia; Gonçalves, Maraisa; Da Mota, Estella Gaspar (2010). "The use of piassava fibers (Attalea funifera) in the preparation of activated carbon". Bioresource Technology. 101 (12): 4639–4645. Bibcode:2010BiTec.101.4639A. doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2010.01.103. PMID 20172713.
Taxon identifiers
Attalea funifera


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