''Calamus jenkinsianus'' is an Asian species of

rattan Rattan, also spelled ratan (from Malay language, Malay: ''rotan''), is the name for roughly 600 species of Old World climbing palms belonging to subfamily Calamoideae. The greatest diversity of rattan palm species and genera are in the clos ...

in the family

Arecaceae The Arecaceae () is a family (biology), family of perennial plant, perennial, flowering plants in the Monocotyledon, monocot order Arecales. Their growth form can be climbing palm, climbers, shrubs, tree-like and stemless plants, all commonly k ...

and the tribe

Calameae CalameaeKunth CS ex Lecoq & Juillet (1831) ''Dictionnaire raisonne des termes de botanique'' 98. is a palm tree tribe in the subfamily Calamoideae. The type genus is ''Calamus (palm), Calamus'' and many of its members are rattans. Genera * ''C ...

; it is widely known under its synonym ''Daemonorops jenkinsiana''.von Martius CFP (1853) In: ''Hist. Nat. Palm.'' 3: 327. It has been recorded from: Assam, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, Laos, Myanmar, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam,Plants of the World Online: ''Calamus jenkinsianus'' Griff. (retrieved 9 April 2021)
/ref> (where it is called ''mây rút'').

Uses

The seeds of species such as '' C. jenkinsianus'' (Chinese: 星月菩提) are harvested for the production of

Buddhist prayer beads A japamala, , or simply Japay mala (; , meaning 'garland') is a loop of prayer beads commonly used in Indian religions such as Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism. It is used for counting recitations (''japa'') of mantras, prayers or other ...

References

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* * {{Taxonbar, from=Q11176835 jenkinsianus Flora of Indo-China