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Plant Fibers |
 | | ice paper, another ancient paper from the Orient, was made originally from the pith of the rice paper plant (Tetrapanax papyriferus), a member of the aralia family (Araliaceae). |
| | Another leaf fiber plant in the same family as Agave is the genus Yucca. |
| | The sun-dried leaves of Yucca elata are used extensively for the main visible white coils in baskets of native North American people, including the Papago, Pima and Havasupai. |
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