Raphia Taedigera
The Jupati palm. The leaf-stalks of this plant are used by the natives of the Amazon for a variety of purposes, such as constructing inside walls, making boxes and baskets, etc. _R. vinifera_, the Bam...
The Jupati palm. The leaf-stalks of this plant
are used by the natives of the Amazon for a variety of purposes,
such as constructing inside walls, making boxes and baskets, etc.
_R. vinifera_, the Bamboo palm, is similarly used by the Africans,
who also make a very pliable cloth of the undeveloped leaves. Palm
wine is one of the products of the genus.
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