Copernicia prunifera

Copernicia prunifera
Carnauba Palm
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

Copernicia prunifera or the carnauba palm or carnaubeira palm is a species of palm tree native to northeastern Brazil.

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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

  • Leaf crown

  • Trunk covered in adherent leaf sheaths and fibers which shed with age

  • Armed petioles - note orange banding along center

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