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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
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