Seembai PRODUCT NAME
Arenga wightii Griff. SCIENTIFIC NAME
| Common Name: | seembai |
| Local Name: | seembai (Irula, Kurumba), aalambanai (Tamil), tengu (Malayalam) |
| Family: | Arecaceae |
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| Product Description: | Stout palm. Flower in spadices. Fruit a caryopsis; seed 2-3, ovoid compressed. Main trunk densely clothed above with the black fibrous remains of the leaf sheaths. Stem smooth grey. Leaves dark green above, white below. |
| NTFP Classification: | Crafts and furniture making |
DISTRIBUTION
| Countries Found: | India |
| Description: | 600 m in deep shade ravines, in Western Ghats. |
USES AND PARTS USED
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| Uses: | In India, used to decorate pandhals. In India, used to decorate pandhals. |
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| Partners: | fruits leaves, leaflets |
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| External Links: | http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/38191/all |
