Calamus burckianus (PROSEA)

Plant Resources of South-East Asia Introduction

List of species

Calamus burckianus Becc.

Family: Palmae

Vernacular names

• Indonesia: howe belukbuk (western Java).

Distribution

Java and Bali.

Uses

The cane is used for broom handles. In Bali, a traditional coconut grater is made from the petioles.

Observations

Clustering, robust rattan to 25 m tall. Stem to 40 mm in diameter without leafsheaths. Leaves cirrate, to 6 m long including the 2 m long cirrus; leaflets pendulous. Found on slopes in the lowlands and up to 600 m altitude.

Selected sources

4, 12.