Tou (rattan) - Tou (English spelling) cane palms

Japanese: トウ(籐) - トウ（英語表記）cane palms

A general term for approximately 200 species of climbing palm plants, including Calamus and Daemonorops . The stems grow long, some reaching 200m, making them the longest of any seed plant. The leaves are large, 1.5-2m long, and pinnately compound, with alternate leaves. The leaflets are long and linear, with sheath-shaped bases, and the midrib and petiole have inverted thorns. The sheaths of the leaflets also have small thorns that allow them to entwine around other objects. The stems are light and elastic, and are used for rattan crafts such as furniture and walking sticks. They are produced in the Malay Peninsula and Indonesia, but rattan crafts are mainly manufactured in Singapore and Hong Kong. Wild species also grow in Taiwan and southern China.

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Japanese:

ヤシ科のつる性植物 Calamus，Daemonoropsなど数属約 200種ほどの総称。茎は長く伸び，200mにも達するものがあり，種子植物中最長のものといわれる。葉は大型で 1.5～2mになり羽状複葉で互生する。小葉は細長い線形で基部は鞘状，葉の中肋および葉柄に逆向きのとげがあり，また小葉の葉鞘にも小型のとげがあって他物にからみつく。茎は軽く，弾力があり家具，ステッキなど籐細工に用いられる。生産地はマレー半島やインドネシアであるが，籐細工の製造はシンガポール，ホンコンなどが中心である。台湾や中国南部にも自生種がある。

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