Calamus luridus (PROSEA)

Plant Resources of South-East Asia Introduction

List of species

Calamus luridus Becc.

Family: Palmae

Vernacular names

• Indonesia: huwi pantis (Sumatra)
• Malaysia: rotan kerai.

Distribution

Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia and Thailand.

Uses

The cane is split and used for tying and binding.

Observations

A slender, clustering rattan climbing to 15 m tall. Most parts turn dark on drying. Leaf ecirrate; petiole length, width and number of leaflets very variable. It is found in a wide range of habitats from the lowlands to lower montane forests at altitudes of 1400 m.

Selected sources

14, 35, 46.