PlantaeSpecies
Carnauba Wax Palm
Copernicia prunifera
(Mill.) H.E.Moore
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Taxonomy
Kingdom
Plantae
Order
Arecales
Family
Arecaceae
Palm family
Genus
Copernicia
Species
Copernicia prunifera
Lifecycle & Ecology
EdibleNo
Also Known As
Copernicia ceriferaCorypha ceriferaPalma pruniferaArrudaria cerifera
Data Sources
Species data compiled from the USDA PLANTS Database and other open botanical data sources. Images used under Creative Commons or equivalent licenses. Distribution data from USDA state-level records.
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