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Steps of the manual process of fiber extraction from the leaves of the genus Bactris setosa Mart.: (a) tucum leaf; (b) manual process of tucum fiber extraction; (c) the leaflets were removed from the rachis, then a fold was made near the tip of the leaflet, creating a crease; (d,e) after folding the crease, the epidermis of the leaflet was pulled, promoting the release of the fibers along the entire leaflet, and this process could be repeated up to five times for complete extraction.
