Calamus hispidulus (PROSEA)

Plant Resources of South-East Asia Introduction

List of species

Calamus hispidulus Becc.

Family: Palmae

Vernacular names

• Indonesia: rotan bulu.

Distribution

Confined to Borneo, widespread throughout the island.

Uses

The cane is locally used for weaving.

Observations

Slender solitary or clustering rattan. Stem climbing to 10 m; stem without leafsheaths to 9 mm in diameter, with sheaths to 1026 mm in diameter. This rattan is found in a wide range of habitats from heath forest, lowland forest, to hill dipterocarp forest.

Selected sources

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