ROTAN BUYUNG | Calamus optimus Becc


This rattan is included in the small rattan group in some areas calling it Buyung, Selutup, Sega Bulu (Kalimantan). Spread includes: Sulawesi, Kalimantan, Sumatra. Grows and develops on the banks of rivers at 100-300 meters above sea level, on rocky soil, sand and mountain ridges. Live clumps up to 60 stems.

With the following characteristics;
  1. Stem diameter between 12 – 24 mm.
  2. Stem length between 20 -30 cm, yellowish green, shiny when dry, up to 40 m long, strong and tenacious.
  3. Leaves: 1 m long pinnate compound, lanceolate egg-shaped leaves at the ends of the leaves have climbing tendrils, midrib and spiny petioles, leaves sitting opposite each other, dark green.
  4. Fruit oval 1.5 cm, reddish brown, single seed.
  5. The benefits of stems as a woven material in furniture.
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