Beaucarnea recurvata Lem
Elephant’ foot tree. Ponytail palm
Palm like to 2-8 m tall, swollen base up to 2 m wide leaves  thin, flat up to 15 m long and 25 cm wide, They clustered in dense tufts at the tips of branches that arch upwards and droop downward, resembling a pony’s tail Leaves have spiral arrangement, parallel venation and serrate margin flowers small, borne in clusters appear to be large and showy creamy white
Ornamental plant. The leaves are harvested from the wild for local use as a source of fibre, thatch etc. The fibre is used locally for cordage.
Nolina recurvata (Lem) Hemsl, Beaucarnea inermis (S,Watson) Rose
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