palha caranã
English translation: carana (palm) straw (Mauritia carana)
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peer agreement (net): +2carana (palm) straw (Mauritia carana) Explanation: picture here: http://fm2.fieldmuseum.org/plantguides/guide_pdfs/056-05.pdf Not quite sure whether it's a palm or not - some say it isn't. The Project Gutenberg Etext The Naturalist on the River Amazons ... On the banks of these pools grow quantities of a species of fan-leaved palm tree, the Carana, whose stems are surrounded by whorls of strong spines. ... www.gutenberg.org/dirs/etext00/notra10.txt - 977k — Volume 2 / Humboldt, Alexander von, 1769-1859 The murichi, or mauritia with scaly fruits, is the celebrated sago-tree of the Guaraon Indians. It has palmate leaves, and has no relation to the palm-trees ... infomotions.com/etexts/gutenberg/dirs/etext04/qnct210.htm Mauritia carana is a species of flowering plant in the Arecaceae family. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Peru, and Venezuela. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mauritia_carana -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 21 mins (2007-08-12 17:11:38 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- listed as a palm here: Kingdom PLANTAE Phylum TRACHEOPHYTA Class LILIOPSIDA Order ARECALES Family PALMAE Species Authority Wallace http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/38609/all -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 3 hrs (2007-08-12 19:50:45 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- I noticed when looking earlier that the seeds are used in necklaces, etc., as beads |
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