Biology:Attalea funifera

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Short description: Species of plant in the family Arecaceae

Attalea funifera
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Infructescence
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Nut
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Attalea
Species:
A. funifera
Binomial name
Attalea funifera
Synonyms[1]
  • 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.[1][2] It is a major source of piassava fiber, used in brooms and brushes.[3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Attalea funifera Mart." (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/664434-1. 
  2. "Attalea funifera Bahia piassava". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2022. https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/156843/i-attalea-funifera-i/details. "Other common names; coquilla, coquilla nut palm, monkey grass palm, para grass palm, piassalba, pissaba palm, broom palm [2]" 
  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. doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2010.01.103. PMID 20172713. 

Wikidata ☰ Q379397 entry