Rattan PRODUCT NAME
Myrialepis paradoxa (Kurz) J. Dransf. SCIENTIFIC NAME
| Common Name: | Rattan |
| Local Name: | Cambodia: Phdao Reussey (Tresh Chheu) |
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| Product Description: | Habit: clustering; climbing rattan; up to 30m long. Leaf sheath: 2-7cm diameter; green with light brown cuticle when young; wearing off when matures. Sheath spines: on younger stems, arranged as combs; short or long; upward or downward pointing; up to ca. 4cm; light green-yellow to green-brown, tip light brown. Species on old stems, spines shorter in smaller groups, more like Plectocomia pirreana. Knee: absent. Ocrea: 0.2-0.4cm long, brown. Cirrus 50-150cm long. Leaf: 105-240cm long; petiole 12-32cm long; rachis 92-211cm long; apex terminating in a cirrus; petiole broadly channelled; spines absent on upper surface; present on margin and lower surface. Leaflets in grouped or regular; 14-20. leaflets of middle rachis35-70 x 2-4.5cm; base cuneate; margin brown line on one side, sparsely bristled; apex narrowly acuminate; mid vein prominent; hair absent on both surfaces; white dots on lower surface (visible with a lens). Cane: 1.2-3cm diameter; internode 12-27cm long; core soft; poorly flexible. Inflorescence: 0.6-2m long; erect; primary bract entire; tightly sheathing; unarmed; female inflorescence 3-branched but rachillae less than 3cm long; male inflorescence 3-branched. Fruit is about 2.5 x 2.5cm; scales tiny; grey-green. Seed ruminate |
| NTFP Classification: | Crafts and furniture making |
DISTRIBUTION
| Countries Found: | Cambodia |
| Description: | This species can be found throughout the Cambodia. Its habit range is broad from severely degraded forest to semi-evergreen forest. Altitude to ca 300 meters |
USES AND PARTS USED
| Parts Used: | other |
| Uses: | It is used as a frame for lower quality furniture (mainly for local use). |
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| Market Information: | In the south-western part of Cambodia, it is collected for sale to local handicraft makers for the production of furniture. It is not suitable for export. A 4-5m cane is 600-100 riel, and rarely 300 riel or up to 1300 riel |
| Partners: | WWF Greater Mekong – Cambodia Country Programme |
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