Korboot PRODUCT NAME
Ichaemum Angusticfolium Hack. SCIENTIFIC NAME
| Common Name: | Korboot |
| Local Name: | Danu, Pueng, Puenig, (Bontoc); Koboot (Iloko). |
| Family: | Poaceae alt. Gramineae |
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| Product Description: | This grass varies in height from 0.6-1 meter. It is tufted and the swollen bases of the stems are densely woolly |
| NTFP Classification: | Crafts and furniture making |
DISTRIBUTION
| Countries Found: | Philippines |
| Description: | It is widely distributed in northern Luzon growing on open slopes, but it is not known from other parts of the Philippines |
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| Management Practices: | In the parts of Luzon where this grass grows it is utilized for making rope, on account of its tensile strength. Owing to the durable qualities it is also used for making both the soles and uppers of grass slippers. The straw is prepared for simply drying it in the sun. |
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| Partners: | Bureau of Forestry, Philippines |
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| External Links: | http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?20465 |
