What is rattan?« Back to Questions List
Rattan is a kind of palms that grow on pacific islands and in the tropics of Africa, Asia and Australia. There are around 600 species under rattan. Thin canes used in schools for punishment is one kind of rattan. It is a type of vine. We know that vines either creep along the ground or climb trees. Depending on the species vines attach themselves to a different support system. Rattans are different species of palm that use the trunks and crowns of other trees to climb up.
Rattan population is said to be slowly decreasing due to deforestation of tropical rainforests. The majority of rattan palms could be found in Indonesia, Malaysia, Bangladesh, Philippines and Sri Lanka.
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