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rattan
Sign in to savethumbnail|Calamus thwaitesii in southwestern [[India]] thumb|Juvenile Calamus oblongus subsp. mollis in a forest [[understory in the Philippines]]
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Vinony's link graph records 948 inbound references to rattan, and connects out to fiber, old-growth forest and Raphia.
Vinony files it under Arecaceae, Calamoideae and Fiber plants.
Vinony links it to 39 Wikipedia language editions.
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Encyclopedic overview
19 sectionsContents
- Description
- Taxonomy
- Etymology
- Ecology
- Conservation
- Uses
- Food source
- Medicinal potential
- Rattan handicrafts and furniture
- Clothing
- Corporal punishment
- Wicks
- Shelter material
- Tools and equipment
- Weaponry
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
thumbnail|Calamus thwaitesii in southwestern [[India]] thumb|Juvenile Calamus oblongus subsp. mollis in a forest [[understory in the Philippines]]
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 Africa. Most rattan palms are ecologically considered lianas due to their climbing habits, unlike other palm species. A few species also have tree-like or shrub-like habits.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “rattan” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.