Selang rattan
Daemonorops melanochaetes

Family: Arecaceae

What it is like

A cane or rattan. It can form large colonies. It can be 33-100 m long. It has many prickles. The leaves are 3.1 m long and the leaf stalks 1 m long. The extended stalk like structure on the ends of the leaves can be 1 m long. This is used for climbing. The leaflets are 60 cm long and dark green. They are regularly spaced along the stalk. They grow in a single plane and are narrow and hang down.

There are 115 Daemonorops species.

Where it is found

A tropical plant. It grows in rain forest from sea level to 330 m altitude. It has grown up to 1,400 m above sea level.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, Indochina, Indonesia, Malaysia, SE Asia, Thailand

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Palm heart, cabbage, shoots, sago, fruit

How it is grown

Plants can be grown from seeds.

Its other names

Local names

Howe seel, Pandjalin manis, Rotan chinchin, Rotan getah, Rotan legi, Rotan lelo, Rotan selang, Sekei udang

Synonyms

Calamus melanochaetes (Blume) Miq.; Daemonorops javanica Furtado; Daemonorops melanochaetes var. depressiglobus Teijsm. & Binn. ex Becc.; Daemonorops melanochaetes var. macrocarpus Becc.; Daemonorops melanochaetes var. macrocymbus Becc.; Daemonorops melanochaetes var. microcarpus Teijsm. & Binn. ex Becc.; Daemonorops melanochaetes var. padangensis Becc.;