Attalea funifera

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Liliopsida/Arecales/Arecaceae/Attalea

At a glance

Occurrence records97

Data sources7

Biological traits33

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources7 archives

Databases and archives Attalea funifera's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation4 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility97 records↗

NPASSNat. Product Activity & Species Sourcecompounds↗

GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

WikidataWikimedia Foundationstructured facts↗

On this page4 sections

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NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements3 literature sources33 traits

Chemical compositionNPASS10 compounds

Occurrence & distributionGBIF97 records

01Narrative

Attalea funifera, the Bahia piassava, is a species of palm (family Arecaceae), native to eastern Brazil. It is a major source of piassava fiber, used in brooms and brushes.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPGIFTTRY

Size & morphology9

Fruit length125 mm

Fruit length max150 mm

Fruit length min100 mm

Fruit width60 mm

Fruit width max90 mm

Fruit width min30 mm

Leaf length max12 000 mm

Plant height15 m

⚠ sources differ — GIFT: 15 m · TRY: 9.7 m

Plant height max15 m

Life cycle & reproduction7

Deciduousnessevergreen

Dispersal typeanimal

Life formshrub or tree

Life spanperennial

Pollination modebiotic

Pollination syndromeinsect

Raunkiær life formphanerophyte

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment8

Aquaticterrestrial

Climateseasonally dry tropical

Climberself-supporting

Epiphyteterrestrial

Fruit colourbrown

Growth formtree

Habitat GIFTcanopy

Woodinesswoody

Physiology & chemistry2

Nitrogen fixingnon_nitrogen_fixer

Photosynthetic pathwayC3

Other traits6

Dbh max30 cm

Defenseno

Leaf spinesno

Plant support typefree-standing

Shoot length max1 500 cm

Shoot orientationerect

03Chemical composition10 compounds

Compounds documented for Attalea funifera across natural-product and food-composition databases — not just the ~150 nutrients on a classic label ("nutritional dark matter").

🍽 Used in cooking

Compound class profile2 classes

Kaurane and Phyllocladane diterpenoids9

Kaurane and Phyllocladane diterpenoids $ Tetracyclic diterpenoids1

Documented compounds10 total

Tissue Source Quantified only

Compound	Amount	Source
(1R,2R,4R,5S,8S,9R,10S,13S,16R)-2,8,16-trihydroxy-5,9-bis(hydroxymethyl)-5-methyl-14-methylidenetetracyclo[11.2.1.01,10.04,9]hexadecan-15-one	present	NPASS
(1R,2R,4R,5S,8S,9R,10S,13S,16R)-2,8,16-trihydroxy-5-(hydroxymethyl)-5,9-dimethyl-14-methylidenetetracyclo[11.2.1.01,10.04,9]hexadecan-15-one	present	NPASS
(1R,2R,4S,5S,8S,9R,10S,13S,16R)-2,8,16-trihydroxy-5,9-dimethyl-14-methylidene-15-oxotetracyclo[11.2.1.01,10.04,9]hexadecane-5-carbaldehyde	present	NPASS
(1R,2R,4S,5S,9S,10S,13S,16R)-2,16-dihydroxy-9-(hydroxymethyl)-5-methyl-14-methylidene-15-oxotetracyclo[11.2.1.01,10.04,9]hexadecane-5-carbaldehyde	present	NPASS
(1S,2S,5S,8S,9R,11R,15S,16R,18R)-15,18-dihydroxy-16-methoxy-12,12-dimethyl-6-methylidene-17-oxapentacyclo[7.6.2.15,8.01,11.02,8]octadecan-7-one	present	NPASS
2-[(1R,2R,4R,5R,9S,10S,13S,16R)-2,16-dihydroxy-9-(hydroxymethyl)-5-methyl-14-methylidene-15-oxo-5-tetracyclo[11.2.1.01,10.04,9]hexadecanyl]acetaldehyde	present	NPASS
[(1R,2R,4R,5S,8S,9R,10S,13S,16R)-2,8,16-trihydroxy-5,9-dimethyl-14-methylidene-15-oxo-5-tetracyclo[11.2.1.01,10.04,9]hexadecanyl]methyl acetate	present	NPASS
Glaucocalyxin A	present	NPASS
Kamebanin	present	NPASS
Weisiensin A	present	NPASS

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type97 records

Wild obs. + sensor8

Museum / vouchered89

Origin

Native42

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO256 km²

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

Coordinate accuracy75% within 1 km

≤100 m 5≤1 km 1≤10 km 2

8 georeferenced

Open the mapobservation + sensor8

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.

Coordinate accuracy0% within 1 km

≤10 km 3

3 georeferenced · 86 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence89

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

10Collections & institutions

Holding institutions7 of 20 geolocated

Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.

Institution	Specimens
Bronx, US	23
CEPLAClocation not on record	20
Chaguaramas, TT	8
Kew, GB	5
Feira de Santana, BR	4
Université de Bordeauxlocation not on record	3
Laboratorio de Ictiologialocation not on record	3
Ilhéus, BR	3
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record	3
Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (INPA)location not on record	3
Masindi, UG	2
Departamento de Sistematica e Ecologialocation not on record	2
JBRJlocation not on record	2
Empresa Pernambucana de Pesquisa Agropecuária, IPAlocation not on record	2
UFPElocation not on record	1
CPATSAlocation not on record	1
Saint Louis, US	1
Universidade Federal de Sergipe (UFS)location not on record	1
San Jose State University, Museum of Birds and Mammalslocation not on record	1
Universidade Federal do Espírito Santolocation not on record	1

20 institutions · 89 of 89 vouchered records shown

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