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Copernicia alba is a South American species of palm tree, which is found in the Humid Chaco ecoregion in Bolivia, Paraguay, Colombia, Brazil (in the states of Mato Grosso and Mato Grosso do Sul) and Argentina (especially the province of Formosa, and less abundantly towards drier areas). They often, but not always, form dense single-species woodlands. Its common names in Spanish show the various colours (and technical qualities) that the trunk takes according to its environment: palma blanca, palma negra, palma colorada (“white”, “black”, and “red” palm, respectively). In Guaraní, it is called caranday, “water palm”. Its English trade name is wax palm or caranday wax palm (it belongs to the same genus as the Carnauba wax palm)
Ancient peoples in South America used wax palm for making candles by scraping away wax on the leaves. In Paraguay, C. alba is currently studied for its suitability as a biodiesel oil crop
نخل کوپرنیسیا آلبا گونه ای نخل بومی برزیل و آرژانتین است
این درخت به اسم عمومی نخل کاراندی مشهور است
از این نخل موم تهیه میشود و در پاراگوئه تحقیقات دانشگاهی برای استخراج روغن بیودیزل از این نخل در حال انجام است
