Calamus manan

Calamus manan
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Acanthuriformes
Family: Sparidae
Genus: Calamus
Species:
C. manan
Binomial name
Calamus manan
Synonyms[1]
  • Calamus giganteus Becc.
  • Palmijuncus manan (Miq.) Kuntze
  • Rotang manan (Miq.) Baill.

Calamus manan, the manau rattan or rotan manau, is a species of flowering plant in the palm family Arecaceae, native to Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, and Borneo.[1][2] A vine, its single stem is widely harvested from the wild for cane furniture-making, leading to an unsustainable population decline.[3] One unbranched stem at Buitenzorg (now Bogor Botanical Gardens), was carefully measured to a length of 787 feet (240 meters).[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Calamus manan Miq". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  2. ^ "Calamus manan (CLUMA)". EPPO Global Database. European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization. 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  3. ^ Kusuma, Yayan Wahyu C.; Dodo; Hendrian, R. (2011). "Propagation and transplanting of manau rattan Calamus manan in Bukit Duabelas National Park, Sumatra, Indonesia". Conservation Evidence. 8: 19–25. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  4. ^ Paul W. Richards "Tropical Rain Forest" (Cambridge Univ. Press, 1952 edit.) p. 102 Quoting: Prof. Melchior Treub, "Observations sur les plantes grimphantes du Jardin Botanique de Buitenzorg", ANNALES des JARDIN BOTANIQUE BUITENZORG, (1883) p. 175.


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