Calamus andamanicus (PROSEA)
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Calamus andamanicus Kurz
- Family: Palmae
Vernacular names
- Andaman Islands: chowdah, charab. Nicobars: nat.
Distribution
Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
Uses
An excellent largediameter cane, harvested for the furniture industry. Leaves used for thatch.
Observations
Very robust clustering rattan. Stem to great heights, 2530 mm in diameter without leafsheaths, with sheaths 80100 mm in diameter. Leaf very large, cirrate; leafsheaths fiercely armed. Found in lowland rain forest. Because of its growth form and fine quality cane, C. andamanicus could have potential as a silvicultural crop in SouthEast Asia.
Selected sources
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