(Attalea funifera)
Bahia piassava is a large palm tree with a solitary, unbranched stem that can be 5 - 30cm in diameter, and a plumose head of up to 30 large leaves that are held erect in a shuttlecock-like crown. It can grow - 5 metres in height with leaves that can be up to metres long The plant yields a very high quality fibre. It is commonly harvested from the wild both for local use and also for expor.