Palms are one of the multi-use monocots confined to tropical regions of the world. They form, in some way or other, a vital component in every day lives of people especially in Asia and Africa. The aesthetic value of palms is no less important than their traditional and commercial values, and hence they are cultivated widely as ornamentals. In addition to indigenous palms mostly confined to peninsular India, north-eastern India and Andaman & Nicobar islands, ...
Rattans or canes, the climbing palms of the family arecaceae form one of the most useful forest resources, utilised for the manufacture of a wide variety of furniture and articles of decoration. They provide gainful employment to many people in rural and remote areas, praticularly among the tribal people. Western Ghats of southern peninsular India with its rich tropical evergreen rain forests, form one of the few ideal habitats in India for these plants to ...
