Calamus minahassae (PROSEA)

Plant Resources of South-East Asia Introduction

List of species

Calamus minahassae Becc.

Family: Palmae

Vernacular names

• Indonesia: datu (Sulawesi), pondos alus (northern Sulawesi), rotan patani (central Sulawesi), uwe rence (southern Sulawesi).

Distribution

Widespread in Sulawesi.

Uses

Locally the cane is used as cordage.

Observations

Solitary or clustering, slender rattan. Stem up to 40 m long, without leafsheaths 4 mm in diameter, with sheaths to 12 mm in diameter. Leaves cirrate, 3.5 m long including the 1.5 m long cirrus; knee conspicuous. Found in lowland to montane forests up to 1000 m altitude.

Selected sources

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