Attalea Cohune
This palm furnishes Cahoun nuts, from which is
extracted cohune oil, used as a burning oil, for which purpose it
is superior to cocoanut oil. Piassaba fiber is furnished by this
and _A. funifera_, the seeds of which are known as Coquilla nuts;
these
nuts are 3 or 4 inches long, oval, of a rich brown color,
and very hard; they are much used by turners for making the
handles of doors, umbrellas, etc. The fiber derived from the
decaying of the cellular matter at the base of the leaf-stalks is
much used in Brazil for making ropes. It is largely used in
England and other places for making coarse brooms, chiefly used in
cleaning streets.
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