Carnauba wax
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Carnauba, also called Brazil wax and palm wax, is a wax of the leaves of the carnauba palm Copernicia prunifera, a plant native to and grown only in the northeastern Brazilian states of Ceará, Piauí,
Carnauba wax
Carnauba palm
Chocolate dragées coated with carnauba wax
Copernicia prunifera
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Copernicia prunifera or the carnaúba palm or carnaubeira palm is a species of palm tree native to northeastern Brazil. Known by many as 'tree of life' because of its many uses, the Carnaúba is also th
Carnauba wax
…Carnauba (; Portuguese: carnaúba ), also called Brazil wax and palm wax, is a wax of the leaves of the carnauba palm Copernicia prunifera (synonym: Copernicia cerifera), a plant native to and grown only in the northeastern Brazilian states of Ceará, Piauí, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Rio Grande…
Figure 1: Carnaúba harvest tool.
Leaf crown
Trunk covered in adherent leaf sheaths and fibers which shed with age