Calamus ciliaris (PROSEA)

Plant Resources of South-East Asia Introduction

List of species

Calamus ciliaris Blume

Family: Palmae

Vernacular names

• Indonesia: hoe cacing (Sundanese), palem paris (horticultural).

Distribution

Found only in western Java and in one small area in western Sumatra.

Uses

The slender cane is used locally in weaving and binding. The seedlings are sold as ornamentals.

Observations

A slender solitary or clustering rattan to 10 m tall. Stem without leafsheaths 410 mm in diameter, with sheaths 515 mm in diameter. C. ciliaris is commonly found in lower montane forest, but it is also found occasionally in lowland forest.

Selected sources

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