Piassava Sentence Examples

Mangabeira rubber is collected to a limited extent, and piassava fibre is an article of export.

The most important palm of the country perhaps is the Raphia vinifera, which produces the piassava fibre of commerce.

The fibre of the piassava (Leopoldinia piassava, or Attalea funifera) is widely used for cordage, brushes and brooms. There are many other palms whose fruit, fibre and wood enter largely into the domestic economy of the natives, but the list given shows how important a service these trees rendered to the aboriginal inhabitants of tropical America, and likewise how useful they still are to the people of tropical Brazil.

Palm, or piassava fibre, derived from the piassava palm, is used in the manufacture of brooms, brushes, &c. It is found as far south as southern Bahia, and the export could be very largely increased.

The exports also include hides, mangabeira rubber, piassava fibre, diamonds, cabinet woods and rum.

Minor products are benni seeds, pepper and piassava.