Daemonorops lamprolepis (PROSEA)

Plant Resources of South-East Asia Introduction

List of species

Daemonorops lamprolepis Becc.

Family: Palmae

Vernacular names

• Indonesia: lapa, latea (southern Sulawesi).

Distribution

Sulawesi.

Uses

The cane is locally used as binding material.

Observations

Very poorly known species. Leafsheaths bear slender spines up to 17 mm long.

Selected sources

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