Aphandra natalia
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| Aphandra natalia (Balslev & A.J.Hend.) Barfod |
Aphandra natalia (syn. Ammandra natalia Balslev & A.J.Hend.) is a palm native to Amazon Rainforest vegetation in Ecuador, Brazil, and Peru. This plant is commercially exploited for its edible fruits, and for its leaf sheath and petiole fibers. This fiber is almost equal to the fiber extracted from Attalea funifera and Leopoldinia piassaba, which is called piassava.
[edit] References
- Henderson, Andrew; Galeano, Gloria; Bernal, Rodrigo (1995) Field guide to the Palms of the Americas. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press. ISBN 0-69108-537-4
