Things made with palms

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This is a thread to post things that we knew or didn't knew need palms to be made. I'll start;

The color of the United States' dollar bill since 40 years ago is made with the fronds of Chamaedorea pochutlensis (Jihuite/Camedor in Mexico), the fresh fronds are cultivated in the pacific coast of Mexico (The state of Nayarit is the one with major production) and sent to the United States (California). Some others are sent to Guadalajara and Sinaloa to make floral arrangements with them. The reason why only Chamaedorea pochutlensis is used for this is because the fronds stay green when cut for more time than those of other Chamaedorea species.

I don't know the exact process but a type of sap is extracted from the fronds and it is mixed with some chemicals to make the color and paint the dollar bills.

Chamaedorea pochutlensis is rare outside of the pacific coast where it is found wild and now used for agriculture in Nayarit, that's why it's not sold (People rarely sell it) for ornamental purposes but when it's sold it's normally cheap. I've seen people selling them for 2 pesos each. Though many people don't know the value of it. One frond of this palm costs 1 mexican peso. The fronds need to have a specific size to be sold.