Calamus caesius

Botanical Description

Rotan sega is a spiny, evergreen climbing palm, forming a cluster of very vigorous, unbranched stems that can ultimately reach a length of 100 metres or more with a diameter of 10 - 18mm and internodes around 50cm long[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. , 983 Title Annals of the Royal Botanical Garden, Calcutta Vol. XI and Appendix Publication Author Dr Odoardo Beccari Publisher Royal Botanic Garden, Calcutta Year 1908 ISBN Description This volume of the journal is dedicated entirely to a monograph of the genus Calamus, which remains an important treatment over 100 years later. , 1018 Title A Field Guide to Philippine Rattans Publication Asia Life Sciences Supplement 5 Author Aida C. Baja-Lapis Publisher Rushing Water Publishers Ltd; Philippines Year 2010 ISBN 0117-3375 Description A very useful book with concise information on the various rattan species that grow in the Philippines ]. The clump is often rather close and dense[ 418 Title Ecocrop Publication Author Website http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/home Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Basic information on a wide range of useful plants, plus details of environmental needs where available. ]. This species, and many other members of the genus, produces rattan, widely used in craftwork for making baskets, furniture etc. They have long been harvested from the wild and employed locally for their wide range of uses[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ]. Rotan sega has been cultivated on a small scale in some areas, particularly Indonesia, and larger-scale commercial plantations are being established[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ]. More recently, use of the plant has spread widely to other countries, leading to overexploitation in the wild. This, coupled with a loss of habitat as the forest it grows in is cut down and converted to agriculture, has led to wild stocks of the plant dwindling quickly[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ].