Attalea funifera
Infructescence
Nut
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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 2 "Attalea funifera Mart". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  2. ↑ "Attalea funifera Bahia piassava". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2022. 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.


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