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light brown, not durable; split into long lengths, 
used for tying purposes and for rough basket work. 
A certain amount is collected, washed in sand, and 
sold under its own name. 
18. Rotan Ayer, Rotan Tawa, Rotan Getah. 
Daemonorops sp. 
A very coarse rattan which is abundant on the 
banks of rivers and swamps. As many as 70 stems 
are borne by a single plant and these may reach a 
length of as much as 100 or 150 feet. The name 
Ayer signifies that the plant is always found near 
water, Tawa that the water is tasteless, and Getah 
that the stem is sticky when cut. Cane slightly 
angular and washy yellow in colour, 0.6 to 1 V*> inches 
in diameter; internodes 13 to 25 inches long, regular; 
nodes conspicuous and dark. The stem dies down 
when it reaches its full length. Leaf 8 feet to end 
of rachis and with a cirrhus 4 feet long. Leaf-sheath 
greyish green with rather long spines arranged in 
spiral rows; leaflets about 100 pairs, spiny, 11 inches 
long and % inch wide. The cane is not durable. 
It loses about 2/3 of its weight in drying. Used 
split for tying purposes and rough basket work. 
An exudation from the cahe is used as a specific 
in skin diseases. The canes are washed in sand 
and exported under the trade name of Rotan Ayer. 
19. Rotan Ungas. 
An erect rattan which is fairly plentiful on high 
hills. Very easily distinguished by its layering 
capacities and very short internodes, which are 
usually not more than 2 inches long. Diameter up 
to 1 inch. The stem is single but, on reaching a 
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