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Bahia Piassaba Palm

(Attalea funifera)

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Description

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.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order:Arecales
Family:Arecaceae
Genus:Attalea
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