Forest Products, Livelihoods and Conservation

252 Palm utilisation for basketry in Xini Ward, Sengwe communal areas, Zimbabwe

Table 1.

Status of the

H. petersiana

population in Xini

Under

0–30

31–150

>150

Total

Abnormal

Defoliated Unharvestable

Harvestable

Harvested

Total

ground

<60 cm

>60 cm

Number

57

133

60

13

263

11

4

175

218

44

452

Number/ha

211.11

492.57

222.22

48.15

974.05

40.75

14.81

648.12

807.48

162.97

1674.77

Percentage

21.64

50.58

22.81

4.91

2.47

0.09

38.72

48.24

9.77

Stem height (cm)

Leaf status

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