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Calamus hirstus
Calamus hirstus
- Botanic Family
- Arecaceae
- Author
- (Blume) Miquel
Common Names
- Rotan Sabut (Singapore)
- Rotan Chicheh (Negr Sembilan)
- Rotan Sabote (Singapore)
- Rotan Machap Merah (Singapore)
- Rotan Bakau (Singapore)
- Rotan Sini (Kedah)
- Wi (Sarawak)
Geographical Habitats
- Borneo
- Sumatra - Indonesia
- Johore
- Kedah
- Kelantan
- Malacca
- Negeri Sembilan
- Pahang
- Perak
- Sarawak
- Selangor
- Terengganu - Malaysia
- Singapore
Natural Habitats
Flowering Times
Fruiting Times
Clustering climbing rattan palm to 10m, scandent stems. Leaf sheaths to 300mm long armed with spines to 30mm long, spiny leaves to 2m long + 1m long cirrus, about 100 bristly leaflets with spiny margins, to 300mm x 14mm. Prickly female spadix to 500mm long, male spadix similar to female. Fruit to 17mm x 10mm.
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