Calamus tomentosus (PROSEA)

Plant Resources of South-East Asia Introduction

List of species

Calamus tomentosus Becc.

Family: Palmae

Vernacular names

• Malaysia: rotan tukas, rotan tahi ayam.

Distribution

Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo.

Uses

The cane is used for tying and binding.

Observations

A clustering rattan, climbing to 20 m tall, stem diameter without leafsheaths to 10 mm, with sheaths to 25 mm in diameter. Leafsheaths, petioles and rachis covered with white tomentum and armed with short black coneshaped thorns; leaflets diamondshaped. A rare species, found on steep slopes in hill forest up to 800 m altitude.

Selected sources

14, 18, 35, 44.