This plant is also known as Wild Date or Sugar Palm. Typically it is a graceful palm with a large crown & oversized leaves up to 13 ft long and of a greyish green color. Whilst it is commonly used for thatching, making mats and baskets, Rati also yields a soft fibre. This fibre is extracted by shredding the plant material to its core and retains a pale green color once dried & woven.
