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Daemonorops propinqua (PROSEA)

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Daemonorops propinqua Becc.


Family: Palmae

Vernacular names

  • Peninsular Malaysia: rotan jernang.

Distribution

Endemic to Peninsular Malaysia (Selangor, Pahang, Melaka).

Uses

Reddish scales of the fruit produce "dragon's blood"dye.

Observations

Clustering rattan, forming thickets 5 m tall. Stem without leafsheaths 20 mm in diameter, with sheaths 40 mm in diameter. Fruit scales encrusted with "dragon's blood" dye. Rather rare; found in lowland swamp areas at 50 m altitude. D. brachystachys Furt. might be merely an acaulescent form of D. propinqua .

Selected sources

5, 14.