Attalea funifera | |
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Infructescence | |
Nut | |
Scientific 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 | |
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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
- ^ "Attalea funifera Mart". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
- "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
- 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.
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