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growing in [mata litosoneas], [costal] type of forest, very humid, very rainy region, with white [daish] soil.  [Piassava Palius] being one of the common plants in the forest. Very abundant and dominant all over the forest, climbing as high as the trees and hanging from them, practically covering completely the vegetation Foliape of a very light yellow [drode] of green, delicate, very small leaves, very beautiful.

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Clumps dense, with very hard [colulums], thin, 1 to 8 mm diam. solid or [absent] to, with a very small [lumen] in center; surface smooth.

[Column] leaves persistant at base of plant, later push away by developing branches (blade erect,as continuation of sheath).

One central very dominant axis, very often develops in long, and thick branch (to climb) and several, to many very thin