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Leopoldinia piassaba Images

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Leopoldinia piassaba
Drawing of the plant
Photograph by: Wallace, A.R., Palm trees of the Amazon and their uses, p. 17, t. 6 (1853) [W.H. Fitch]
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Leopoldinia piassaba
Piassaba tree before the stem fibres are harvested
Photograph by: Gerrit Davidse
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Leopoldinia piassaba
Piassaba plant after the fibres have been harvested from the stem
Photograph by: Gerrit Davidse
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Leopoldinia piassaba
The harvested fibre, waiting to be made into brooms etc
Photograph by: Gerrit Davidse
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