| ID | 453 |
| Crop ID | Jipijapa Palm |
| Part | Leaf |
| Use Category | Industrial |
| Notes | C. palmata is, however, used in Central America for making lesser-quality hats for local use. In South-East Asia hats are made of C. palmata in Indonesia and the Philippines, mainly for the tourist industry. In pre-Columbian times, South American Indians used C. palmata leaves to weave mats. Older and coarser leaf material still widely serves for making mats, baskets, cigar cases, small bags and similar objects, whereas mature leaves and the stiff outer leaf segments are made into brooms. |
| Metadata ID | 7,684 |