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A type of palm tree that has not yet been defined on this site.


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Carnauba Wax (385 words)
Carnauba Wax is exuded by the leaves of the Copernica Cerifera palm to conserve the moisture within the tree and its leaves.
The "Carnauba Palm" grows in the northern and northeastern parts of Brazil along the river banks, valleys, and lagoons where the soil is dark and fertile.
Palm leaves containing the wax are harvested from the trees during the period from September to March.
Carnauba wax - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (356 words)
Carnauba is a wax derived from the leaves of a plant native to northeastern Brazil, the carnauba palm (Copernicia prunifera).
Carnauba wax can produce a glossy finish and as such is used in automobile waxes, shoe polishes and floor and furniture polishes, especially mixed with beeswax.
In 1890, Charles Tainter patented the use of carnauba wax on phonograph cylinders as a replacement for a mixure of paraffin and beeswax.
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