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Collector Christensen, H. M.
Number 480
Collected with F. L. Apu
Country Malaysia
Subpart SARAWAK
County  
Locality 4th division, Kelabit Highlands. Secondary forest around Pa Dalih
Coordinates 3° 40' N 115° 50' E
Minimum elevation (m) 1000
Maximum elevation (m) 1000
Start date 1993/09/29
End date 1993/09/29
Family Arecaceae
Identification Plectocomia muelleri Bl.
Determined by Dransfield, J.
Identification qualifier  
Field notes An enourmous rattan, the largest used by the Kelabit people. Uses: Fiber for framing of baskets. Leave sheets from large plants are used for the knife-sheets found behind the parang. Medicinal against headache: Young shoots are heated over the fire, crushed and placed on the forehead beneath a bandage. Name in Kelabit language: Wae Koran.

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