Daemonorops sparsiflora (PROSEA)
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Daemonorops sparsiflora Becc.
- Family: Palmae
Vernacular names
- Malaysia: wi ruah air (Iban, Sarawak), savit asaq (Penan, Sarawak).
Distribution
Widespread in Sabah, Sarawak, East Kalimantan and Brunei. Endemic to Borneo.
Uses
The cane is used for tying and the shoots are eaten.
Observations
Slender to moderately robust, clustering, climbing rattan. Stems 818 mm in diameter without leafsheaths, to 27 mm in diameter with sheaths. Usually found on richer soils in primary and disturbed forest, in valley bottoms, on lower slopes and riverside alluvium.
Selected sources
18, 20, 21, 43, 44.