Daemonorops longispatha (PROSEA)

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Plant Resources of South-East Asia
Introduction
List of species


Daemonorops longispatha Becc.


Family: Palmae

Vernacular names

  • Malaysia: wi tibu (Iban, Sarawak), savit payah (Penan, Sarawak).

Distribution

Endemic to Borneo.

Uses

The shoot is eaten as rattan cabbage ("savit") by the Penan in Sarawak. The cane is used for tying.

Observations

A robust, clustering and climbing rattan. Stem 25 mm in diameter without leafsheaths, 50 mm in diameter with sheaths. Commonly found in coastal areas of Sabah, Sarawak, Brunei and Kalimantan.

Selected sources

18, 21, 43, 44.

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