Calamus mitis (PROSEA)

Plant Resources of South-East Asia Introduction

List of species

Calamus mitis Becc.

Family: Palmae

Vernacular names

• Philippines: matkong (Ilokano), tebdas (Ivatan).

Distribution

The Philippines (Batan, Babuyan Islands, Ilocoss Norte).

Uses

The cane is used for basketry and tying.

Observations

Slender rattan. Stem without leafsheaths to 10 mm in diameter, with sheaths to 15 mm in diameter. Leaves cirrate, without petiole; leafsheaths greenish, leathery and unarmed; leaflets numerous, close. Fruit globose, to 10 mm in diameter. Endemic to the Philippines and found in forest at low and medium altitudes.

Selected sources

2, 3, 8, 11, 22, 23, 26, 38, 39, 45.