Bromelia Pinguin
This is very common as a hedge or fence plant in the West Indies. The leaves, when beaten with a blunt mallet and macerated in water, produce fibers from which beautiful fabrics are manufactured. The...
This is very common as a hedge or fence plant in
the West Indies. The leaves, when beaten with a blunt mallet and
macerated in water, produce fibers from which beautiful fabrics
are manufactured. The fruit yields a cooling juice much used in
fevers.
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