Bahia Piassaba Palm (Attalea funifera)
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
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum: Magnoliophyta
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Class: Liliopsida
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Order: Arecales
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Family: Arecaceae
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Genus: Attalea
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