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Calamus javensis

Botanic Family

Arecaceae

Author

Blume

Common Names

• Rotan Lilin (Malacca
• Johore
• Singapore)
• Rotan Tungal (Malacca)
• Rotan Seni (Perak)
• Rotan Sindek (Perak)
• Rotan Snie (Perak)
• Rotan Lelin (Malacca)
• Wi Batu (Sarawak)
• Wi Jangut (Sarawak)
• Uwai Peladas (Dus
• )
• Uwai Podos (Dus.)
• Wi Anak (I.)
• Wi Peladas (Ib.)

Geographical Habitats

• Borneo
• Java
• Sumatra - Indonesia
• Johore
• Kedah
• Kelantan
• Malacca
• Negeri Sembilan
• Pahang
• Penang
• Perak
• Sabah
• Sarawak
• Selangor
• Terengganu - Malaysia
• S. Myanmar
• Philippines
• Singapore
• Thailand

Natural Habitats

• Forest
• lowland & hill forest.

Flowering Times

Fruiting Times

Slender sometimes climbing clustering rattan palm to 10m+ with tufted stems. Stem sheaths unarmed or armed with claws to 1mm long or spines to 60mm, flagellum to 1m. Leaves to 600mm long armed with black-tipped claws & setose along margins, unarmed & tomentose beneath, 4-10 pairs of leaflets to 250mm x 60mm. Inflorescences similar. Mucronate beaked fruit to 12mm x 8mm with light brown scales.

Used for furniture, handcrafts, binding, fish traps, baskets, edible shoots

Further References

• The Plant List 2
• FS
• GBS
• P. Chai
• Kew
• Palmweb