(See Rattan § Food source and medicinal potential. The Var country in southern France contains the best-known supply of instrument reeds.īamboo and, even more commonly, rattan stems are used as "reed sticks" to wick and disperse the scent of essential oils in aroma diffusers. donax is still the principal source material of reed makers for clarinets, saxophones, oboes, bassoons, bagpipes, and other woodwind instruments. When the ancient Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans wanted to jot. Evergreen perennial plant with long narrow stems from which numerous threads form an upside down umbrella shape. Several kalamaulos tuned differently and tied together, made a syrinx or Panpipes. The word paper comes from papyrus, which is the paper plant, or paper made from it.
At the time, the best cane for flutes came from the banks of river Kephissos, in Attica, Greece. However, "wheat reed" and "Devon reed" are not reeds but long-stemmed wheat straw.Īncient Greeks used Arundo donax to make flutes known as kalamaulos this is a compound word, from kalamos (cane) + aulos (flute). In the United Kingdom, common reed used for this purpose is known as "Norfolk reed" or "water reed".
Phragmites australis, the common reed, is used in many areas for thatching roofs. Thatching reed ( Thamnochortus insignis), another restio species originating from the same geographic region.Ī man in Germany thatching a roof using reeds.Cape thatching reed ( Elegia tectorum), a restio originating from the South-western Cape, South Africa.Reed-mace ( Typha species), also called bulrush or cattail Egyptian paper reed, Cyperus papyrus is a shallow water plant.Paper reed or papyrus ( Cyperus papyrus), the source of the Ancient Egyptian writing material, also used for making boats.Its litters were used as raw materials for preparing FeC ceramic-filler (FeC-CF). A bit more information: There are over 500 related species and most of the Papyrus (Cyperus) plants are native to marshes, ponds and streams. Reed canary-grass ( Phalaris arundinacea) Reed is a typical emerged plant in constructed wetlands (CWs).Giant reed ( Arundo donax), used for making reeds for musical instruments.Common reed ( Phragmites australis), the original species named reed.It has been used for making paper for thousands of years and was even mentioned in the Bible Papyrus plants can grow up to 6 ft (183 cm) tall and have long, slender leaves that can reach up to 2 ft (61 cm) long. They are all members of the order Poales (in the modern, expanded circumscription), and include: Papyrus (Cyperus Papyrus) is a grass-like aquatic plant that grows in damp areas near rivers and lakes. Reed is a common name for several tall, grass-like plants of wetlands. These results further confirm the efficiency of the reed plant, phragmites karka.
The removal rate of the reed bed lies in the range of 36.8 to 61.5. The results showed a gradual reduction of the toxic metals as the retention periods increases. Reeds growing in saltmarsh in the estuary of the River Tay. The treatment performance was recorded for hydraulic retention periods of 3, 7, 11, 15 and 19 days.
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