216 PHILIPPINE PALMS 
LIVISTONA COCHINCHINENSIS Becce. (Plate XXXV). TARAU. 
Livistona cochinchinensis is a palm reaching a height of about 
20 meters and a diameter of about 20 centimeters. This species 
grows gregariously in large numbers in open places in the Ca- 
gayan valley. The trunks and leaves are employed for much 
the same purposes as are those of Livistona rotundifolia. 
The leaves are used for making a peculiar type of broom. 
The young leaves, while still closed, are cut off with the whole 
petiole attached. The thin part of the blade is then removed, 
leaving the ribs attached to the petiole. Six or eight of these 
leaves are then tied together, making a long-fibered, very flexible 
broom, about 1.5 meters long. 
LIVISTONA ROTUNDIFOLIA (Lam.) Mart. (Plate XXXVI). ANAHAU. 
Local names: Abidng (Pampanga, Pangasinan); andw (Cagayan, Isa- 
bela) ; andauw (Ilocos Norte and Sur); andhau (Manila, Rizal, Laguna, Ta- 
yabas, Camarines, Albay, Sorsogon); bagsdng (Samar); bdahi (Samar, 
Leyte, Antique, Capiz, Iloilo, Cebu, Occidental and Oriental Negros, Bohol) ; 
balak (Moro); balla (Bagobo); ballang (Cagayan); bulné (Bicol); labig 
(Ilocos Norte and Sur, Pampanga); liyong (Zambales); palma brava 
(Spanish-Filipino) ; pilig (Tagalog); sardu, tardu (Cagayan); tikal (Ta- 
galog); tikis (Zambales). 
This species is widely distributed, but grows naturally only 
in the forested areas, and is of somewhat local occurrence in 
the Archipelago. It is sometimes planted for ornamental pur- 
poses. The trunks, which are about 20 centimeters in diam- 
eter, are frequently used for pillars in houses, as they take 
a beautiful finish, and last well when not exposed to- dampness. 
The outer hard part of the trunk is sometimes removed in the 
form of strips and used for floors of houses. These strips 
supply the Negritos with the wood for their bows. Anahau 
wood is often used also for spear shafts. The wood is hard, 
takes a high polish, and is considerably utilized in the Philip- 
pines for canes or walking sticks. The buds are edible and 
rather highly esteemed as a vegetable, but as with the other 
palms, the removal of the bud means the death of the plant. 
The leaves are frequently used for thatching houses, being laid 
on much like shingles and sewed in place with strips of rattan; 
or separated into strips and made into shingles like those of 
the nipa palm. According to Delgado, the entire leaves were 
formerly sewed together and made into sails for boats. A kind 
of raincoat, made of several leaves of this palm sewed together, 
is commonly used in many parts of the Philippines; while a 
very broad and shallow sun-hat, popular in many provinces, 
consists of a frame of bamboo or rattan covered with Livistona 
leaves. The fruits are eaten by various animals and by birds, 
