- Copernicia prunifera
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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.MooreCopernicia 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
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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
References
"Carnauba". Encyclopedia Americana. 1920.
External links
Categories:- Copernicia
- Trees of Brazil
- Corypheae stubs
- Tree stubs
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