Project Cane
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 Status of the Rattans in forest of North West bengal (Plains)
NTFP DIVISION, DIRECTORATE OF FORESTS, GOVT
OF WEST BENGAL
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 STUDY CONDUCTED BY NTFP DIVISION ,WEST BENGAL
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STUDY PERIOD MAY 2009 TO DECEMBER 2009
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TOTAL FUND RS 60,000.00
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STUDY DONE BY SRI TAPAN KATHAM
- AREA COVERED
- BUXA TIGER RESERVE(BTR EAST, WEST DIVISION)
- WILDLIFE DIVISION III(WL III)
- WILDLIFE DIVISION II, EXCEPT NEORA VALLY NP(WL II)
- WILDLIFE DIVISION I ONLY MAHANANDA WLS(WL I)
- JALPAIGURI DIVISION
- BAIKUNTHAPUR DIVISION(BKP)
- KURSEONG DIVISION(PART)
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TAXONOMIC IDENTIFICATION OF SPECIES DR A.P DAS, DEPARTMENT OF BOTANY, UNIVERSITY OF NORTH BENGAL
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Cane Species Raised |
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Calamus erectus (FEKRE BET)
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HABIT erect, non deciduous, perennial, maximum 3m in height leaflet
wide.
FLOWERING October to November
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OCCURRENCE:
100-1000m altitude , foothill to lower middle hill area, slopes, river
banks, swampy , shady area
REGENERATION STATUS
Scattered
DISTRIBUTION:
Adma 2, SRVK 12(BTR W)
Buxaduar 2, Santrabari 1, Bhutanghat 2, Phaskhawa
2 (BTR E)
Andheri, Gola, Punding (WL I)
Jaigaon 1, Dalsingpara 3((WL
III)
USES
Garden fencing, basket making, furniture
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Calamus guruba (MURGI BET)
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HABIT erect, non deciduous, perennial, maximum 17m in height.
FLOWERING December to March
OCCURRENCE:
33-500m altitude , plain to foothill area, near river banks, ditch-pond
area , shady area
REGENERATION STATUS
Abundant, common
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DISTRIBUTION:
SRVK-15 ,Cheko 6, Panbari 7, Phaskhawa 2,3; Damanpur 2 (BTR)
DLG 1,2,3,4;CMG 8 (JALPAIGURI)
Selka 1, Tondu2, Gorumara 2 (WL II),
Andheri, Gola, Punding (WL I)
Bania 2,3; Malangi 1; Jaldapara 1,5;Salkumar 3((WL III)
Fuljhora 3;Sialdoba 2, Saraswati 12, Simulguri 7(BKP)
USES
Basket furniture making, Rava, Mech, Garo, tribes use the flagellum for
capturing cricket insect for food
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Calamus latifolius (PUTULI BET)
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HABIT At a glance resembling like Palm sp, erect, only sub –
deciduous sp , perennial, 40 m in height, spine fallsl on maturity
FLOWERING December to February
OCCURRENCE:
33-850m altitude , plain to foothill area, slopes, river banks, swampy ,
shady area
REGENERATION STATUS
Scattered
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DISTRIBUTION:
SRVK-9 ,Cheko 5, Panbari 7, Damanpur 2 , Nimati 7,Poro 8(BTR)
DLG 1,2,3,4 (JALPAIGURI)
Selka 1, Tondu 2, (WL II),
Andheri, Gola, Punding (WL I)
Bania 3; Dumchi 2((WL III)
Simulguri 7(BKP)
USES
Making furniture, walking stick
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Calamus tenuis (PANI BET)
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HABIT erect, non deciduous, perennial, Stem at base not clavate or
arise singly
FLOWERING January to March
OCCURRENCE:
33-500m altitude , plain to foothill slopes, river banks, wet, damp ,shady
area
REGENERATION STATUS
Uncommon. One of the threatened species
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DISTRIBUTION:
Cheko 4, Panbari 1, (BTR)
DLG 1,3, (JALPAIGURI)
Tondu 2, (WL II),
Bania 2; (WL III)
Simulguri 7(BKP)
USES
basket ,furniture making, Forest villagers use tender top of stem as
vegetables, medicine
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Daemonorops jenkinsianus (GARAL ,DUDHIA BET)
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HABIT erect, non deciduous, perennial, Upto 17m in height mammoth
rattans.
FLOWERING Sept to Nov
OCCURRENCE:
33-1000m altitude , foothill to middle hill area, near river , occasionally
on dry grounds of plantation
REGENERATION STATUS
Abundant in scattered, common sp
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DISTRIBUTION:
SRVK ,Cheko, Poro, Panbari, Nimati(BTR)
DLG 1,2,3,4;CMG 8,11 (JALPAIGURI)
Selka 1, Tondu2, Gorumara 2 (WL II)
Bania 2,3; Malangi 1; Jaldapara 1,5; Salkumar3((WL III)
Andheri, Gola, Punding (WL I)
Fuljhora 1;Sialdoba 2, Saraswati1,6, Simulguri 9,7(BKP)
USES
Making of furniture, walking stick Tender top is used as vegetable to Rava,
Mech, Garo, Toto tribes
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