Daemonorops curranii (PROSEA)
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Daemonorops curranii Becc.
- Family: Palmae
Vernacular names
- Philippines: pitpit, saranoi (Tagbanva).
Distribution
The Philippines (Palawan).
Uses
The cane is used for basketmaking and for tying.
Observations
Mediumsized rattan. Stem without leafsheaths to 12 mm in diameter, with sheaths to 25 mm in diameter. Leaves cirrate; leaflets equidistant, papyraceous. Fruit small, spherical and with short, conical beak. Endemic to the Philippines, in forest at low altitude.
Selected sources
2, 3, 8, 11, 22, 23, 26, 38, 39, 45.
