Daemonorops draco (PROSEA)
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Introduction |
Daemonorops draco (Willd.) Bl.
- Family: Palmae
Vernacular names
- Indonesia: rotan jernang (Sumatra)
- Malaysia: wi ondo (Sarawak).
Distribution
Sumatra (Jambi, Bengkulu), Riau Archipelago and Borneo (Sarawak, Kalimantan).
Uses
The cane appears to be of good quality. In Sumatra, "dragon's blood"dye is extracted from the fruit scales and sold in local markets.
Observations
Clustering rattan, to 15 m tall. Stem with leafsheaths 15 mm in diameter. Leaves cirrate to 2.5 m length. D. draco resembles D. micracantha (Griff.) Becc. Found in lowland primary dipterocarp forest.
Selected sources
5, 21.
