Thrinax Argentea
This beautiful palm is called the Silver Thatch palm of Jamaica, and is said to yield the leaves so extensively used in the manufacture of hats, baskets, and other articles. It is also a native of Pan...
This beautiful palm is called the Silver Thatch
palm of Jamaica, and is said to yield the leaves so extensively
used in the manufacture of hats, baskets, and other articles. It
is also a native of Panama, where it is called the broom palm, its
leaves being there made into brooms.
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