eBay: Rare Rattan Coco Palm Floor Lamp - Tiki Marketplace

H hermosageneralstore Member Hermosa Beach , Austin & Chandler Joined: Feb 03, 2008 Posts: 298	H hermosageneralstore Posted posted on Wed, Oct 21, 2009 12:15 PM Rattan (from the Malay rotan), is the name for the roughly 600 species of palms in the tribe Calameae, native to tropical regions of Africa, Asia and Australasia. Most rattans differ from other palms in having slender stems, 2–5 cm diameter, with long internodes between the leaves; also, they are not trees but are vine-like, scrambling through and over other vegetation. Rattans are also superficially similar to bamboo. There are two types of wicker furniture available—natural and synthetic. Natural wicker is made from rattan vine and is well-known for its strength and durability. When the importer delivered these to us she said in broken english "this is the stuff that Tarzan swings from, real rattan not straw.

Rattan (from the Malay rotan), is the name for the roughly 600 species of palms in the tribe Calameae, native to tropical regions of Africa, Asia and Australasia. Most rattans differ from other palms in having slender stems, 2–5 cm diameter, with long internodes between the leaves; also, they are not trees but are vine-like, scrambling through and over other vegetation. Rattans are also superficially similar to bamboo.

There are two types of wicker furniture available—natural and synthetic. Natural wicker is made from rattan vine and is well-known for its strength and durability.

When the importer delivered these to us she said in broken english "this is the stuff that Tarzan swings from, real rattan not straw.

Post #489399 by hermosageneralstore on Wed, Oct 21, 2009 12:15 PM