Copernicia prunifera
| Carnauba Palm | |
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| Carnauba Palm | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| (unranked): | Commelinids |
| Order: | Arecales |
| Family: | Arecaceae |
| Genus: | Copernicia |
| Binomial name | |
| Copernicia prunifera (Mill.) H.Moore | |
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Copernicia prunifera or the carnauba palm or carnaubeira palm is a species of palm tree native to northeastern Brazil.
Taxonomy
Taxonomically it belongs to the subfamily Coryphoideae, tribe Corypheae, subtribe Livistoninae.
Uses
It is the source of carnauba wax, which is harvested from the coating on the leaves of the tree. The fruit and pith are eaten, the leaves are variously employed and the wood is used in building.
Cultivation
It withstands drought excellently. A slight saline composition in the soil produces the best trees.
Gallery
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Leaf crown
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Trunk covered in adherent leaf sheaths and fibers which shed with age
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Armed petioles - note orange banding along center
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Notes
- ↑ "Copernicia prunifera (Mill.) H.E.Moore". The Plant List. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
References
Rines, George Edwin, ed. (1920). "Carnauba". Encyclopedia Americana.