A fact from Sabal causiarum appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 7 June 2009 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
Did you know... that Sabal causiarum(pictured), the Puerto Rican hat palm, was once the base of an industry that produced large quantities of palm-leaf hats, primarily around Joyuda in southwestern Puerto Rico?
This article is within the scope of WikiProject Plants, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of plants and botany on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks.PlantsWikipedia:WikiProject PlantsTemplate:WikiProject Plantsplant articles
This article is within the scope of WikiProject Caribbean, an attempt to build a comprehensive guide to the countries of the Caribbean on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, you can edit this article, or visit the project page, where you can join the project and/or contribute to the discussion. If you are new to editing Wikipedia visit the welcome page to become familiar with the guidelines.CaribbeanWikipedia:WikiProject CaribbeanTemplate:WikiProject CaribbeanCaribbean articles
This article is within the scope of WikiProject Puerto Rico, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of topics related to Puerto Rico on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks.Puerto RicoWikipedia:WikiProject Puerto RicoTemplate:WikiProject Puerto RicoPuerto Rico articles
Latest comment: 15 years ago2 comments2 people in discussion
"As its common and scientific names suggest, its leaves are used in the manufacture of hats." Without an explanation of its scientific name this is unnecessarily mysterious.--Wetman (talk) 21:54, 3 June 2009 (UTC)Reply
