Calamus conirostris (PROSEA)

Plant Resources of South-East Asia Introduction

List of species

Calamus conirostris Becc.

Family: Palmae

Vernacular names

• Indonesia: rotan dago kancil, rotan dalem buku
• Malaysia: rotan kerai, rotan sabut (Temuan), mai lepe, wee ligur (Kayan).

Distribution

Widespread in Borneo, local in Sumatra, and rare in Peninsular Malaysia.

Uses

The cane is not of good quality and is rarely used. In Brunei the fruit is eaten.

Observations

Clustering, moderatesized, dioecious rattan. Stem rather short, rarely to 10 m long; without leafsheaths to 10 mm in diameter; with sheaths to 35 mm in diameter; flagellate. This rattan is mostly found on steep slopes of hill dipterocarp forest.

Selected sources

4, 14, 18.