Carnauba palm - Carnauba palm

Japanese: カルナウバヤシ - かるなうばやし
Carnauba palm - Carnauba palm

...The sago palm (illustration) is famous for its trunk from which starch is extracted, and the salacca is famous for its fruit. Carnauba wax, famous for its polishing wax, is extracted from the leaves of the South American carnauba palm Copernicia cerifera . Some, like the areca palm, contain alkaloids in their fruits, which are used as stimulants.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "carnauba palm" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…サゴヤシ(イラスト)は幹からデンプンが採取され,サラッカは果実が果物になることで有名である。またつや出しワックスで有名なカルナウバ蠟(ろう)carnauba waxは南アメリカ産のカルナウバヤシCopernicia ceriferaの葉から採取される。アレカヤシ(ビンロウ)のように果実にアルカロイドを含有し,興奮性の嗜好料に使われるものもある。…

※「カルナウバヤシ」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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