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from it. From the bases of the leaves a fibre is got as in the 

 Palmyra palm. 



Other palms are also used, e.g. those mentioned under sugar 

 in a previous chapter, the talipot (Corypha umbraculifera) 

 the leaves of which provide umbrellas, books, and other things, 

 the royal and cabbage palms of Cuba (Oreodoxa regia and 

 oleracea), the oil palm of West Africa (below), and many 

 others. 



