Carnauba Palm

Encyclopedia : C : CA : CAR : Carnauba Palm

---

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

Taxonomically it belongs to the subfamily Coryphoideae, tribe Corypheae, subtribe Livistoninae.

It is the source of carnauba wax, which is harvested from the coating on the leaves of the tree.

External links

• [Plants that changed history].

 

---

From Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Original article here. Support Wikipedia by contributing or donating.
All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License See Wikipedia Copyrights for details.

Search Titles

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

Q

R

S

T

U

V

W

X

Y

Z

?