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Parsonsia straminea, commonly known as common silkpod or monkey rope, is a woody vine of the dogbane family, Apocynaceae. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It occurs in the states of New South Wales and Queensland in Australia .
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Monkey rope is a common name for several plants and may refer to: Dalbergia armata , a species in the family Fabaceae native to Africa Parsonsia straminea , a species in the family Apocynaceae native to Australia
Secamone alpini (also known as monkey rope or melktou) is a species of forest creeper in the family Apocynaceae. Its natural habitat is the afro-montane forests of eastern and southern Africa , from Kenya to Cape Province .
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A monkey's fist or monkey paw is a type of knot, so named because it looks somewhat like a small bunched fist or paw. It is tied at the end of a rope to serve as a weight, making it easier to throw, and also as an ornamental knot. This type of weighted rope can be used as a hand-to-hand weapon, called a slungshot by sailors.
Traditionally skilled in rope making, catching, and hunting of monkeys, they are often employed by local people to drive away invasive monkeys in rural areas. They move around forests in small bands and stay at different temporary makeshift settlements called tanda/tandia. The tandia comprises a temporary dome-shaped leaf hut known as Kumbhas.