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| Collector | Christensen, H. M. |
| Number | 25 |
| Collected with | F. L. Apu |
| Country | Malaysia |
| Subpart | SARAWAK |
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| Locality | 4th division, Kelabit Highlands. Palmgrove in secondary forest in Pa Dalih area |
| Coordinates | 3° 40' N 115° 50' E |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 1000 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 1000 |
| Start date | 1993/09/28 |
| End date | 1993/09/28 |
| Family | Arecaceae |
| Identification | Eugeissona utilis Becc. |
| Determined by | Dransfield, J. |
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| Field notes | Many palms often grow together in palmgroves. Less thorny than Kanangan Siah. many thornless orange-brown proproots, multistemmed. Around 80 pair of leaflets. Leaves are 6 m. long of which 2 1/2 m. is petiole. Uses: The palmshoot is eaten as a vegetable, popular. The palm is host for edible larvae. Only very seldom did the Kelabit people extract the sago, today they never do. The midnerve of the leave is used as fiber. The leaves may be used as roofing material, but this is seldom seen today. The innerpart of old proproots are used for fibre to make fishtraps - more durable than bamboo. Name in Kelabit language: Kanangan Buda. |
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