Mauritian grass PRODUCT NAME
Apluda mutica L. SCIENTIFIC NAME
| Common Name: | Kurukauayan |
| Local Name: | Kauakauayan (Rizal); Kolokauayan (Laguna); Kurukauayan (Camarines); Magkauayan (Bohol); Maykauayan (Samar). |
| Family: | Poaceae (alt. Gramineae) subfamily: Panicoideae tribe: Andropogoneae |
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| Product Description: | A tall, erect or half climbing, somewhat slender grass 1-2m in height. The stems are smooth, branched, and solid. The leaves are 10-30cm long, 5-10cm wide, pointed at the apex and with a narrow base. The spikes are about 8mm long and green or purplish. |
| NTFP Classification: | Crafts and furniture making |
DISTRIBUTION
| Countries Found: | Philippines |
| Description: | The grass is widely distributed in the Philippines in thickets |
USES AND PARTS USED
| Parts Used: | other |
| Uses: | The stalks are occasionally utilized for making hats, but such hats never or seldom enter even the local trade. |
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| External Links: | http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?3716 |
