PROSEA, Literature on Rattans

• 1.Backer, C.A. & Bakhuizen van den Brink, Jr., R.C., 1968. Flora of Java. Vol. 3. Noordhoff, Groningen. pp. 165-199.
• 2.Baja Lapis, 1982. Gross morphological characteristics of twelve Philippine rattans. MSc Forest Biology Thesis. University of the Philippines, College, Laguna. 119 pp.
• 3.Beccari, O., 1902. Systematic enumeration of the species of Calamus and Daemonorops with diagnosis of the new ones. Records of Botanical Survey of India 2: 197-230.
• 4.Beccari, O., 1908. Asiatic palms--Lepidocaryeae. Part 1. The species of Calamus. Annals Royal Botanic Garden Calcutta 11: 1-517. Plate 1-231. Suppl. Text: 1-142 (published 1913), Plate 1-83 (published 1914).
• 5.Beccari, O., 1911. Asiatic palms--Lepidocaryeae. Part 2. The species of Daemonorops. Annals of the Royal Botanic Garden Calcutta 12: 1-237, Plate 1-181.
• 6.Bhodthipuks, P. & Ramyarangsi, S., 1989. Past, present and future status of rattan in Thailand. In: Rao, A.N. & Vongkaluang, I. (Editors): Recent research on rattans. Proceedings of the International rattan seminar, November 12-14, 1987, Chiangmai. Kasetsart University, Thailand & International Development Research Centre, Canada. pp. 11-12.
• 7.Blume, C.L., 1836-1849. Rumphia. Vols. 1-4.
• 8.Brown, W.H. & Merrill, E.D., 1919. Philippine palms and palm products. Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources Bulletin 18: 34-54, 81-84, 88, 118.
• 9.Burkill, I.H., 1966. A dictionary of the economic products of the Malay Peninsula. 2nd ed. Vols. 1 & 2. Ministry of Agriculture and Co operatives, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 2444 pp.
• 10.Burret, M. von, 1943. Neue Palmen aus der Gruppe der Lepidocaryoidaeae II [New palms of the group of Lepidocaryoidaeae]. Notizblatt des Botanischen Gartens und Museums zu Berlin--Dahlem 15: 797-819.
• 11.Casin, R.F., 1979. An overview of rattan production research in the Philippines. Canopy International 5(11): 11-21.
• 12.Dransfield, J., 1976. Palms of the everyday life of West Indonesia. Principes 20: 39-47.
• 13.Dransfield, J., 1978. Systematic notes on some Malayan rattans. (Palmae: Lepidocaryoideae). Malaysian Forester 41(4): 325-345.
• 14.Dransfield, J., 1979. A manual of the rattans of the Malay Peninsula. Malayan Forest Records No 29. Forest Department, Kuala Lumpur. 270 pp.
• 15.Dransfield, J., 1979. Calamus sedens (Palmae: Lepidocaryoideae). Kew Bulletin 33: 528.
• 16.Dransfield, J., 1982. Notes on rattans (Palmae: Lepidocaryoideae) occurring in Sabah. Kew Bulletin 36: 783-815.
• 17.Dransfield, J., 1982. Reassessment of the genera Plectocomiopsis, Myrialepis and Bejaudia (Palmae: Lepidocaryoideae). Kew Bulletin 37(2): 237-254.
• 18.Dransfield, J., 1984. The rattans of Sabah. Sabah Forest Records No 13. Forest Department, Sabah, Sandakan. 182 pp.
• 19.Dransfield, J., 1984. A preliminary checklist of the rattans of Thailand. Rattan Information Centre Bulletin 3(1): 1-2.
• 20.Dransfield, J., 1989. The conservation status of palms in Sabah. Malayan Naturalist 43(1 & 2): 16-19.
• 21.Dransfield, J., 1992. The rattans of Sarawak. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew & Sarawak Forest Department, Kuching, Sarawak. 233 pp.
• 22.Fernando, E.S., 1990. Diversity and conservation status of the Philippine rattan. Rattan Information Centre Bulletin 9(2): 7-14.
• 23.Formoso, G.R., 1990. Economics of rattan production. In: Torreta, N.K. & Belen, B.H. (Editors): Proceedings of the National Symposium on Rattan. PCARRD, Los Baños, Laguna. 182 pp.
• 24.Foxworthy, F.W., 1922. Minor forest products of the Malay Peninsula. Malayan Forest Record No 2. The Federated Malay States. 217 pp.
• 25.Furtado, C.X., 1935. Palmae Malasicae V. Notes on some Malaysian Daemonorops. Garden's Bulletin Strait Settlements 8: 339-365.
• 26.Generalao, M.C., 1981. How to grow rattan. Forestry Development and Research Institute How to Series No 1. Forest Research Institute, College, Laguna. 24 pp.
• 27.Heyne, K., 1927. De nuttige planten van Nederlandsch Indië [The useful plants of the Dutch East Indies]. 2nd ed. 3 vols. Departement van Landbouw, Nijverheid en Handel in Nederlandsch Indië. 1953 pp.
• 28.International Development Research Centre, 1980. Rattan: a report of a workshop held in Singapore, 4-6 June 1979. IDRC--155e. 75 pp.
• 29.International Development Research Centre, Canada and Department of Forestry, Agency for Forestry Research and Development, Jakarta, 1988. Final Report Rattan Indonesia Project 1984-1988. Rattan Information Centre IDRC CANADA and Department of Forestry, Agency for Forestry Research and Development, Jakarta. 190 pp.
• 30.Johns, R. & Zibe, S., 1989. A checklist of the species of Calamus and Korthalsia in Papuasia. International Development Research Centre & Forestry Department PNG University of Technology. 15 pp. + figs. [mimeographed]
• 31.Jones, D., 1984. Palms of Australia. Reed, Frenchs Forest, NSW, Australia. 279 pp.
• 32.Johnson, D. (Editor), 1991. Palms for human needs in Asia. Balkema, Rotterdam & Brookfield. pp. 181-225.
• 33.Khairul Alam, 1990. Rattans of Bangladesh. Bangladesh Forest Research Institute Bulletin 7: 34.
• 34.Khairul Alam, 1991. Rattan resources of Bangladesh and their status. Rattan Information Centre Bulletin 10(1): 2-5.
• 35.Kiew, R., 1989. Conservation status of palms in Peninsular Malaysia. Utilization of palms in Peninsular Malaysia. Malayan Naturalist 43(1 & 2): 3-15 and 43-67.
• 36.Kramadibrata, P. & Dransfield, J. (1992). Calamus inops (Palmae: Calamoideae) and its relatives. Kew Bulletin 47(4): 581-593.
• 37.Madulid, D.A., 1979. Comments on the present state of taxonomic knowledge of the rattans in Southeast Asia. Canopy International 6(6): 10-11.
• 38.Madulid, D.A., 1991. The Philippines: palm utilization and conservation. In: Johnson, D. (Editor): Palms for human needs in Asia. Balkema, Rotterdam & Brookfield. pp. 181-225.
• 39.Merrill, E.D., 1923. An enumeration of Philippine flowering plants. Vol. 1. Bureau of Printing, Manila. pp. 142-172.
• 40.Nainggolan, P.H.J., 1978. Some ecological aspects of rattan species in Senami, Jambi, Sumatra, Indonesia. BIOTROP Research Report, Bogor. 16 pp.
• 41.Panjatab, 1985. Laporan team studi rotan [Report of the rattan team's study]. Panitia Kerja Tetap Pengembangan Ekspor. Jakarta. 17 pp. [mimeographed]
• 42.Pateña, L., Mercado, L. & Barba, R., 1984. Rapid propagation of rattan (Calamus manillensis (Mart.) Wendl.) by tissue culture. Philippine Journal of Crop Science 9(1): 217-218.
• 43.Pearce, K.G., 1989. Conservation status of palms in Sarawak. Malayan Naturalist 43(1 & 2): 20-36.
• 44.Pearce, K.G., 1989. Utilization of palms in Sarawak. Malayan Naturalist 43(1 & 2): 68-91.
• 45.Philippine Council for Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Resources Research and Development, 1985. The Philippines recommends for rattan. PCARRD Technical Bulletin Series No 55. 61 pp.
• 46.Rattan Information Centre, 1988. Scientific and local names of Indonesian rattan (revised). Rattan Information Centre Bulletin 7(1/2): 15.
• 47.Rumphius, G.E., 1741. Herbarium Amboinense. Vol. 5. Fig. 52, p. 102.
• 48.Salita, A.A., 1984. Techniques for the control of cane quality in small scale rattan industries in the Philippines. In: Wong, K.M. & Manokaran, N. (Editors): Proceedings of the rattan seminar, Kuala Lumpur, 2-4 October 1984. The Rattan Information Centre, Forest Research Institute, Kepong. pp. 163-168.

J. Dransfield, P. Kramadibrata, D.A. Madulid, N. Manokaran, J.P. Mogea, L. Tipot

• Aziah Binte Mohamad Yusoff & Manokaran, N., 1985. Seed and vegetative propagation of rattans. In: Wong, K.M. & Manokaran, N. (Editors): Proceedings of the rattan seminar, Kuala Lumpur, 2-4 October 1984. The Rattan Information Centre, Forest Research Institute, Kepong. pp. 13-21.
• Badhwar, R.L., Dey, A.C. & Ramaswami, S., 1957. Canes (rattans): their occurrence, cultivation and exploitation in India. Indian Forester 83(3): 216-223.
• Basu, S.K., 1992. Rattans (Canes) in India. A monographic revision. Rattan Information Centre, Kepong, Malayisa. 141 pp.
• Bhat, K.M., 1991. A guide to an understanding of rattan structure and behaviour. Handbook No 3. Rattan Information Centre, Forest Research Institute Malaysia & International Development Research Centre, Canada. 17 pp.
• Bhat, K.M., 1992. Structure and properties of South Indian rattans. Kerala Forest Research Institute, India & International Development Research Centre, Canada. 33 pp.
• Bhat, K.M., Liese, W. & Schmitt, U., 1990. Structural variability of vascular bundles and cell wall in rattan stem. Wood Science Technology 24: 211-224.
• Bhat, K.M., Mohamed Nasser, K.M. & Thulasidas, P.K., 1993. Anatomy and identification of South Indian rattans (Calamus spp.). International Association of Wood Anatomists Bulletin n.s. 14(1): 63-76.
• Bhat, K.M., Renuka, C., Seethalakshmi, K.K., Muraleedharan, P.K. & Mohanan, C., 1989. Management of utilization of rattan resources in India. In: Rao, A.N. & Vongkaluang, I. (Editors): Recent research on rattans. Proceedings of the International Rattan Seminar, Chiangmai, 12-14 November 1987. Faculty of Forestry, Kasetsart University, Thailand & International Development Research Centre, Canada. pp. 33-45.
• Bhat, K.M. & Thulasidas, P.K., 1989. Calamus metzianus Schlect.--Why this rattan breaks. Rattan Information Centre Bulletin 8(1/4): 4-5.
• Bhat, K.M. & Varghese, M., 1991. Anatomical basis for density and shrinkage behaviour of rattans. Journal Institute of Wood Science 12(2): 123-130.
• Bhodthipuks, P. & Ramyarangsi, S., 1989. Past, present and future status of rattan in Thailand. In: Rao, A.N. & Vongkaluang, I. (Editors): Recent Research on rattans. Proceedings of the International Rattan Seminar, Chiangmai, 12-14 November 1987. Faculty of Forestry, Kasetsart University, Thailand & International Development Research Centre, Canada. pp. 11-18.
• Brown, L.C., 1913. Rotan sega. Agricultural Bulletin of the Federated Malay States 2(5): 127-128.
• Brown, W.H., 1951-1957. Useful plants of the Philippines. Reprint of the 1941-1943 ed. Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources. Technical Bulletin 10. Manila, Bureau of Printing. Vol. 1(1951) 590 pp. Vol. 2 (1954) 513 pp. Vol. 3 (1957) 507 pp.
• Browne, F.G., 1955. Forest trees of Sarawak and Brunei and their products. Forest Department, Kuching. pp. 287-289.
• Burkill, I.H., 1935. A dictionary of the economic products of the Malay Peninsula. Crown Agents for the Colonies, London. 2 vols. 2402 pp. (2nd ed., 1966, 2 vols. Ministry of Agriculture and Co operatives, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 2444 pp).
• Corner, E.J.H., 1966. The natural history of palms. Weidenfeld & Nicholson, London. pp. 201-224.
• Darus, H.J. Achmad & Abdul Rasip Ab. Ghani, 1989. Flowering and fruiting in Calamus manan. Rattan Information Centre Bulletin 8(1/4): 2.
• de Zoysa, N.D. & Vivekanandan, K., 1989. Recent progress in rattan research in Sri Lanka. In: Rao, A.N. & Vongkaluang, I. (Editors): Recent research on rattans. Proceedings of the International Rattan Seminar, Chiangmai, 12-14 November 1987. Faculty of Forestry, Kasetsart University, Thailand & International Development Research Centre, Canada. pp. 25-32.
• Dhanarajan, G. & Manokaran, N. (Editors), 1988. Proceedings of the colloquium on rattan propagation, 19-22 Junuary 1987, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia. Rattan Information Centre Occasional Paper No 5. 48 pp.
• Dhanarajan, G. & Sastry, C.B., 1989. Strengthening the bamboo/rattan network. International Development Research Centre, Canada. 6 pp. [mimeographed]
• Dransfield, J., 1978. The growth forms of rain forest palms. In: Tomlinson, P.B. & Zimmermann, M.H. (Editors): Tropical trees as living systems. Cambridge University Press, New York. pp. 247-268.
• Dransfield, J., 1979. A manual of the rattans of the Malay Peninsula. Malayan Forest Records No 29. Forest Department, Kuala Lumpur. 270 pp.
• Dransfield, J., 1980. On the identify of "sika" in Palawan, Philippines. Kalikasan 9(1): 43-48.
• Dransfield, J., 1981. The biology of Asiatic rattans in relation to the rattan trade and conservation. In: Synge, H. (Editor): The biological aspects of rare plant conservation. J. Wiley & Sons Ltd., London. pp. 179-186.
• Dransfield, J., 1984a. The palm flora of the G. Mulu National Park. In: Jermy, A.C. (Editor): Studies on the flora of G. Mulu National Park, Sarawak. Kuching, Sarawak. pp. 41-75.
• Dransfield, J., 1984b. The rattans of Sabah. Sabah Forest Records 13. Forest Department, Sabah, Sandakan. 182 pp.
• Dransfield, J., 1985. Name changes in Malayan rattans. Rattan Information Centre Bulletin 4(2): 1-2.
• Dransfield, J., 1992. The rattans of Sarawak. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew & Sarawak Forest Department, Kuching, Sarawak. 233 pp.
• Fisher, J.B. & Dransfield, J., 1977. Comparative morphology and development of inflorescence adnation in rattan palms. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 75(2): 119-140.
• Godoy, R. & Tan, C.F., 1989. The profitability of smallholder rattan cultivation in southern Borneo. Human Ecology 17(3): 347-363.
• Heyne, K., 1950. De nuttige planten van Indonesië [Useful plants of Indonesia]. 3rd ed. van Hoeve, 's Gravenhage/Bandung. 1662 pp. (2nd ed. in 1927).
• International Development Research Centre, 1989. Options for strengthening research on bamboo and rattan. International Development Research Centre, Canada. 9 pp. [mimeographed]
• Johari Bin Baharudin & Che' Aziz Bin Ali, 1982. An assessment on the survival and growth of a 13 year old rotan manau plot in Sungei Buloh Forest Reserve. Persidangan Perhutanan Malaysia ke 8, Sabah, 2-8 Ogos. 6 pp.
• Johns, R. & Taurereko, R., 1989a. A preliminary checklist of the collections of Calamus and Daemonorops from the Papuasian region. Rattan Research Report 1989/2. 67 pp.
• Johns, R. & Taurereko, R., 1989b. A guide to the collection and field description of Calamus (Palmae) from Papuasia. Rattan Research Report 1989/3. 30 pp.
• Johns, R. & Zibe, S., 1989. A checklist of the species of Calamus and Korthalsia in Papuasia. Rattan Research Report 1989/1.
• Johnson, D. (Editor), 1991. Palms for human needs in Asia: palm utilization and conservation in India, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines. Balkema, Rotterdam & Brookfield. 258 pp.
• Kong Ong, H.K. & Manokaran, N., 1966. Rattan: a bibliography. Rattan Information Centre, Forest Research Institute Malaysia, Kepong. 109 pp.
• Liese, W. & Weiner, G., 1988. Anatomical structure for the identification of rattan. In: Rao, A.N. & Vongkaluang, I. (Editors): Recent research on rattans. Proceedings of the International Rattan Seminar, Chiangmai, 12-14 November 1987. Faculty of Forestry, Kasetsart University, Thailand & International Development Research Centre, Canada. pp. 107-115.
• Manokaran, N., 1977. Survival and growth of the economically important rattan, Calamus manan, in Ulu Langat. Malayasian Forester 40: 192-196.
• Manokaran, N., 1978. Germination of fresh seeds of Malaysian rattans. Malaysian Forester 41(4): 319-324.
• Manokaran, N., 1979. A note on the number of fruits produced by four species of rattans. Malaysian Forester 42(1): 46-49.
• Manokaran, N., 1985. Biological and ecologial considerations pertinent to the silviculture of rattans. In: Wong, K.M. & Manokaran, N. (Editors): Proceedings of the rattan seminar, Kuala Lumpur, 2-4 October 1984. The Rattan Information Centre, Forest Research Institute, Kepong. pp. 95-105.
• Manokaran, N., 1989. Flowering and fruiting patterns in Calamus caesius. In: Rao, A.N. & Vongkaluang, I. (Editors): Recent research on rattans. Proceedings of the International Rattan Seminar, Chiangmai, 12-14 November 1987. Faculty of Forestry, Kasetsart University, Thailand & International Development Research Centre, Canada. pp. 122-129.
• Manokaran, N., 1990a. The state of the rattan and bamboo trade. Rattan Information Centre Occasional Paper No 7. Rattan Information Centre, Forest Research Institute Malaysia, Kepong. 39 pp.
• Manokaran, N., 1990b. Strategies for bamboo and rattan research and development in the Asian Pacific. International Development Research Centre, Canada. 110 pp. [mimeographed internship report]
• Maziah, Z., Azmi, M. & Kirton, L.G., 1992. Pests and diseases of rattans. In: Wan Razali Wan Mohd, Dransfield, J. & Manokaran, N. (Editors): A guide to the cultivation of rattans. Malayan Forest Records No 35, Forest Department, Kuala Lumpur. pp. 127-141.
• Meijer, W., 1965. Rotan sega in Sabah. Malaysian Forester 28(3): 255.
• Menon, K.D., 1980. Rattans: a state of the art review. In: Rattan: a report of a workshop held in Singapore, 4-6 June 1979. International Development Research Centre, Canada. 76 pp.
• Merrill, E.D., 1922. An enumeration of Philippine flowering plants. Vol. 1. Bureau of Printing, Manila. pp. 142-172.
• Norani Binte Ahmad, Tho, Y.P. & Hong, L.T., 1985. Pests and diseases of rattans and rattan products in Peninsular Malaysia. In: Wong, K.M. & Manokaran, N. (Editors): Proceedings of the rattan seminar, Kuala Lumpur, 2-4 October 1984. The Rattan Information Centre, Forest Research Institute, Kepong. pp. 131-135.
• Nur Supardi, M.N. & Wan Razali Mohd, 1989. The growth and yield of a nine year old rattan plantation. In: Rao, A.N. & Vongkaluang, I. (Editors): Recent research on rattans. Proceedings of the International Rattan Seminar, Chiangmai, 12-14 November 1987. Faculty of Forestry, Kasetsart University, Thailand & International Development Research Centre, Canada. pp. 62-67.
• Pollisco, F.S., 1989. An overview of rattan production in the Philippines. In: Rao, A.N. & Vongkaluang, I. (Editors): Recent research on rattans. Proceedings of the International Rattan Seminar, Chiangmai, 12-14 November 1987. Faculty of Forestry, Kasetsart University, Thailand & International Development Research Centre, Canada. pp. 225-234.
• Priasukmana, S., 1989. Rattan for economic developemnt in East Kalimantan. In: Rao, A.N. & Vongkaluang, I. (Editors): Recent research on rattans. Proceedings of the International Rattan Seminar, Chiangmai, 12-14 November 1987. Faculty of Forestry, Kasetsart University, Thailand & International Development Research Centre, Canada. pp. 248-257.
• Rao, A.N. & Vongkaluang, I. (Editors), 1989. Recent research on rattans. Proceedings of the International Rattan Seminar, Chiangmai, 12-14 November 1987. Faculty of Forestry, Kasetsart University, Thailand and International Development Research Centre, Canada. 275 pp.
• Rickson, F.R. & Rickson, M.M., 1986. Nutrient acquisition facilitated by litter collection and ant colonies on two Malaysian palms. Biotropica 18(4): 337-343.
• Salleh, M.N. & Aminuddin, M., 1986. Rattan as a supplementary crop in rubber plantation. In: Rajarao, C. & Amin, L.L. (Editors): Proceedings of rubber growers' conference, 20-23 October 1986, Ipoh, Malaysia. FRIM Publications & Rubber Research Institute Malaysia. pp. 261-273.
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• Tan, C.F. & Woon, W.C., 1992. Economics of cultivation of small diameter rattan. In: Wan Razali Wan Mohd, Dransfield, J. & Manokaran, N. (Editors): A guide to the cultivation of rattans. Malayan Forest Records No 35. Forest Department, Kuala Lumpur. pp. 177-203.
• Tardjo, S., 1986. Pengalaman pembudidayaan rotan dalam praktek [Practical experience in rattan cultivation]. Sinopsis Lokakarya Nasional Rotan, 15-16 December 1986. Manggala Wanabakti, Jakarta. pp. 44-73.
• Teoh, B.W., 1978. An exploratory anatomical survey of some Malayan rattans. PhD thesis. University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur. 92 pp.
• Tomlinson, P.B., 1961. The anatomy of Monocotyledons II: Palmae. London, Oxford University Press. pp. 223-233, 236-238, 244-249.
• Uhl, N.W. & Dransfield, J., 1987. Genera palmarum: a classification of palms based on the work of H.E. Moore, Jr. L.H. Bailey Hortorium & the International Palm Society. Lawrence, Kansas, United States. 610 pp.
• Van Tuil, J.H., 1929. Handel en cultuur van rotan in de Zuideren Oosterafdeeling van Borneo [Trade and cultivation of rattan in the South and East Dvisions of Borneo]. Tectona 27: 695-717.
• Wan Razali Wan Mohd, Dransfield, J. & Manokaran, N. (Editors), 1992. A guide to the cultivation of rattans. Malayan Forest Records No 35. Forest Department, Kuala Lumpur. 293 pp.
• Weiner, G., 1992. Zur Stammanatomie der Rattanpalmen [Stem anatomy of rattan palms]. PhD dissertation. Hamburg University, Germany. 131 pp.
• Weiner, G. & Liese, W., 1990. Rattans--Stem anatomy and taxonomic implications. International Association of Wood Anatomists Bulletin n.s. 11(1): 61-70.
• Weinstock, J.A., 1983. Rattan: ecological balance in a Borneo rainforest swidden. Economic Botany 37: 58-68.
• Whitmore, T.C., 1973. Palms of Malaya. Oxford University Press, London. 132 pp.
• Williams, J.T. (Editor), 1991. Research needs for bamboo and rattan to the year 2000. Tropical Tree Crops Program, International Fund for Agricultural Research, Washington, D.C., United States. 81 pp.
• Wong, K.M., 1984. On the feasibility of an export oriented rattan furniture industry in Bangladesh. Rattan Information Centre Occasional Paper No 1. Rattan Information Centre, Kepong. 15 pp.
• Wong, K.M. & Manokaran, N. (Editors), 1985. Proceedings of the rattan seminar, Kuala Lumpur, 2-4 October 1984. Rattan Information Centre, Forest Research Institute of Malaysia, Kepong. 247 pp.
• World Resources Institute & International Institute for Environment and Development, 1988. World resources 1988-1989. Basic Books, New York. 372 pp.
• World Resources Institute, the World Bank & the United Nations Development Programme, 1985. Tropical forests: a call for action. Part I. The Plan. World Resources Institute, Washington, D.C. 49 pp.
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