Canes in Cambodia
Wednesday, March 27, 2013 at 9:10AM
[chuck] in Calamus viminalis, Cambodia, Rattan, Science, Veal Rinh commune

Pile of rattan cane laying outside of the little rattan factory at Veal Rinh commune in Preah Sihanouk province, Cambodia (see Rattan Splitter).  I think the cane is Calamus viminalis Willd., or "phdau krek" (see Field Herbarium). [NOTE: I am very ready to go back to Cambodia and continue the rattan work. Am also curious about the status of my Fulbright application to teach in Phnom Penh next year]. 

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