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Piojó is a municipality in Department of Atlantico, Colombia.
It was founded on 15 March 1533.
The flag of Piojó is
horizontal white over green and charged with "palma
amarga" (Sabal mauritiiformis).
Source: municipal
web site.
Dov Gutterman and Felipe Carillo, 2 August 2008
Translated from municipal
web site:
"[The flag] was designed by teacher Manuel Utria. Its
colours are green and white and it includes the symbol of the
"amarga" palm. Green means hope and the spirit of our
lands. White means peace. The palm is grown as a monoculture in
the municipality."
Sabal mauritiiformis (H. Karst.) Griseb. & H. Wendl. is
known in English as Bay palmetto, Green botan, or Savannah palm.
There are several other species in the Sabal genus, for
instance Sabal palmetto (Walter) Lodd. ex Schult. &
Schult. f., the cabbage palm. The Savannah palm is native from
Central America and Northern South America, like all the other Sabal
palms. These species are used locally in the
roofing of homes, as food (fruits and buds) and to
produce hats, brooms and handicrafts.
See Perez, M., Rebollar, S., 2003. Anatomía y usos de las hojas
maduras de tres especies de Sabal (Arecaceae) de la Península de
Yucatàn, México. Revista de biología tropical, 51 : 333-344.
Ivan Sache, 8 August 2008
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image from municipal
web site
