Attalea funifera

Attalea funifera
	Infructescence
	Nut
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Arecales
Family:	Arecaceae
Genus:	Attalea
Species:	A. funifera
Binomial name
	Attalea funifera; Mart.
Synonyms
	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

^ a b "Attalea funifera Mart". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
^ "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]
^ 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. Bibcode:2010BiTec.101.4639A. doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2010.01.103. PMID 20172713.

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[664434-1-1] "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]

[1_of_1980_Google_Scholar_results-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. Bibcode:2010BiTec.101.4639A. doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2010.01.103. PMID 20172713.