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Bactris jamaicana
- ... that in 1725 Hans Sloane described Bactris jamaicana (which he called Prickly-Pole) as the Jamaican tree species that was "the most fit to make rods and scowrers for guns"? Source: "They are the most fit to made Rods and Scrowrers for Guns of any Tree on this Island" (A Voyage to the Islands Madera, Barbados, Nieves, S. Christophers and Jamaica, p. 121)
- ALT1:... that ...? Source: "You are strongly encouraged to quote the source text supporting each hook" (and [link] the source, or cite it briefly without using citation templates)
- Reviewed: David Leleo Kinimaka
5x expanded by Guettarda (talk). Self-nominated at 22:50, 1 March 2020 (UTC).