Calamus ruvidus (PROSEA)
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Calamus ruvidus Becc.
- Family: Palmae
Vernacular names
- Malaysia: wee lumbak (Iban, Sarawak)
Distribution
Endemic to Sarawak.
Uses
The cane is used for basketry and also for tying.
Observations
A clustering or solitary rattan, producing smalldiameter cane of good quality. Stem 15 mm in diameter without leafsheaths, 25 mm in diameter with sheaths. Leaf without cirrus and with very short petiole. Usually found in alluvial forest or mixeddipterocarp forest.
Selected sources
21, 43, 44.
