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Rattan, also spelled ratan (from Malay: rotan), is the name for roughly 600 species of Old World climbing palms belonging to subfamily Calamoideae. The greatest diversity of rattan palm species and genera are in the closed- canopy old-growth tropical forests of Southeast Asia , though they can also be found in other parts of tropical Asia and ...
Calamus viminalis, one of many Calamus species commonly referred to as rattan, is a plant of the Arecaceae, or palm, family native to: Java and Bali in Indonesia; Peninsular Malaysia; all parts of Thailand; Cambodia; Cochinchina and Central Annam in Vietnam; all parts of Laos; Myanmar; Bangladesh; Andaman and Nicobar Islands; North-east, North-central, and South India; and probably north-west ...
Korthalsia is a clustering genus of flowering plant in the palm family spread throughout Southeast Asia.It is a highly specialized rattan with some species known to have an intimate relationship with ants, hence the common name ant rattan. [2]
K. laciniosa is known as mây tầm võng [8] in Vietnam (mây is common to many rattans, including more common and numerous Calamus species; [4] [8] other names such as mây ra may be used locally). Before 1990 it was harvested for markets, however in 2005 it was only used locally in Bạch Mã: harvested when the stems are 10-15mm diameter ...
They are found primarily in the tropics and subtropics of southeastern Asia with a few species extending into southern China and the Himalayas. [4] [5] Polysaccharides found in some former Daemonorops species are known for their medicinal anticoagulant properties. [6] The resin of Daemonorops draco is known to contain a bitter-masking compound. [7]
IUCN red list version 3.1 in 2022 categorized P. luzonensis as a least-concern species. [9] Meanwhile, in the Philippine Red List threat category of 2020, it is listed among the Other Threatened Species (OTS). It is threatened by deforestation and being killed by humans who mistake it for a cobra. [4]
The diverse flora includes 8,000 species of flowering plants, 1,000 kinds of ferns, and 800 species of orchids. Seventy to eighty percent of non-flying mammals in the Philippines are found nowhere else in the world. [1] Common mammals include the wild hog, deer, wild carabao, monkey, civet cat, and various rodents.
Indigenous materials are materials that are naturally and locally found in a specific place such as timbers, canes, grass , palms, and rattan. [1] [2] Other indigenous raw materials in the country that are commonly known and used creatively in crafts and decoration are capiz, pearls, corals, and seashells, being an archipelago naturally abundant in beaches and marine resources.