Onifutoi - Onifutoi

Japanese: オニフトイ - おにふとい
Onifutoi - Onifutoi

...As for the S. genus, even in China, the S. serrata is cultivated to make large mats, and S. serrata and S. kangarei are also widely used. In Sri Lanka and Indonesia, the thick, triangular stems of S. grossus (Lf) Palla are dried and flattened, and mixed with beautifully dyed red, yellow, etc. to make folk-style rugs. A unique use of S. serrata is found in the Andes Mountains of South America, around Lake Titicaca, at an altitude of 3,000 to 4,000 meters, where the indigenous Simara people use the stems of S. californicus Palla ssp. totora (Kunth) T.Koyama, a species of S. serrata that grows there, to make canoe-type boats, and to use them for the roofs and walls of their dwellings, and also eat the rhizomes. ...

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Onifutoi" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…フトイ属については中国では大甲蓆(だいこうむしろ)を作るためにサンカクイを栽培しているところさえあり,このほかにフトイ,カンガレイもよく利用される。スリランカやインドネシアでは,オニフトイS.grossus (L.f.) Pallaの太く三稜形をしている茎を干して扁平とし,それと,赤や黄色等に美しく染色をしたものとを混ぜて民芸調の敷物を作っている。独特の利用法としては,南アメリカのアンデス山地標高3000~4000mのチチカカ湖周辺で,原住民のシマラ族はそこに生えるフトイの1種のトトラS.californicus Palla ssp.totora (Kunth) T.Koyamaの茎を多数束ねてカヌー式のボートを作ったり,彼らの住居の屋根や壁にしたりするほか,根茎も食用にしている。…

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