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16. Rotan Manau. 
Calamus ornatus Bl. ? 
A very large and long rattan which is abundant 
on the lower hill slopes. One stem to a plant, attain- 
ing a length of more than 500 feet. One which was 
displayed at the Malay a-Borneo Exhibition in 1922 
was 556 feet long, and it is said that occasional plants 
more than 660 feet in length are found. Canes 
very blotchy, varying from pale green to a washy 
yellow, distinctly mottled when dry; diameter up 
to about 2 Vs inches ; iriternodes 6 to 14 inches ; nodes 
almost flush with the stem. Used both whole and 
split for furniture, basket frames, bridge cables, and 
sometimes for cricket bats. 
17. Rotan Sabut. 
Daemonorops hystrix Mart. ? 
The name Sabut refers to the fibrous cover of 
the leaf-sheath and the fibrous composition of the 
inner portion of the cane, suggesting the fibre of the 
husk of the coconut. 
An abundant rather thick rattan, which is found 
in valleys and on the lower slopes of hills. Stems as ' 
many as 30 from one plant and reaching a length 
of as much as 150 feet. Cane yellow, 0.5 -to 0.8 
inch in diameter; internodes 4 to 14 inches long,, 
regular ; nodes conspicuous. Leaf, to base of cirrhus, 
about 8 feet. Cirrhus 2 to 3 feet long. Leaf-sheaths 
very spiny, brownish in colour. Leaflets 30 to 40 
pairs, IV 2 feet long and about 1 inch wide. The 
leaves have a distinctly glaucous appearance, and 
the scales have dark brown tips. Inside of cane 
