I was doing my usual trek when I came upon an Orang Asli Semai couple preparing palm fronds by the open trail. When asked, the husband said it is called "Pelup" but the wife insisted "Pelur". The husband grudgingly nodded and I supposed that is the correct name....
This is a common palm that grows in disturbed and pristine forests from lowlands till mid-elevation. We used to use its rather pulpous stems as building material for bird traps in our childhood days. Todays' kids will never get the chance to do these - they'll be lucky to even know one exists....The Orang Asli uses this palm frond, dried, as the material for their thatched roofs. They can be differentiated from the other similar palms by its lack of spines along the frond and a waxy, whitish underside of the leaflets.
This is a common palm that grows in disturbed and pristine forests from lowlands till mid-elevation. We used to use its rather pulpous stems as building material for bird traps in our childhood days. Todays' kids will never get the chance to do these - they'll be lucky to even know one exists....The Orang Asli uses this palm frond, dried, as the material for their thatched roofs. They can be differentiated from the other similar palms by its lack of spines along the frond and a waxy, whitish underside of the leaflets.
They are then stacked nicely...
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