Calamus usitatus (PROSEA)

Plant Resources of South-East Asia Introduction

List of species

Calamus usitatus Becc.

Family: Palmae

Vernacular names

• Philippines: babuyan (Sambal), hanapas (Bikol), tandulangparang (Tagalog).

Distribution

Widespread in the Philippines and Sabah.

Uses

The cane is used for baskets, furniture and handicrafts.

Observations

Slender rattan. Stem without leafsheaths to 12 mm in diameter. Leaves ecirrate; leafsheaths armed with straight, slender spines and with bristles at the mouth; flagellum present; leaflets linear lanceolate. Fruit ellipticalovoid, up to 10 mm×6 mm, with a long beak, oneseeded. Found usually in secondary forest at low to medium altitude.

Selected sources

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