Calamus moseleyanus (PROSEA)

Plant Resources of South-East Asia Introduction

List of species

Calamus moseleyanus Becc.

Family: Palmae

Vernacular names

• Philippines: sarani (Bagobo).

Distribution

The Philippines (Mindanao, Basilan).

Uses

The cane is used for makingfurniture.

Observations

Mediumsized rattan. Stem without leafsheaths to 20 mm in diameter, with sheaths to 30 mm in diameter. Leaves cirrate; leaflets regularly arranged, lanceolate to narrowly ellipticallanceolate. Endemic to the Philippines.

Selected sources

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