<![CDATA[South Konawe Regency is one of the rattan-producing areas in Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia. The rattan commonly used by the community in this area comes from the forest in Lelekaa Village, KPH Gularaya. This study aimed to determine the type of rattan harvested by the people of Lelekaa Village and to find out how to harvest rattan by type. This research was conducted in Lelekaa Village, Wolasi District, South Konawe Regency, June-July 2022. Respondents to be interviewed were determined by purposive sampling and the criteria for respondents were the people of Lelekaa Village who work as rattan harvesters totaling 10 people. The results showed that the people of Lelekaa Village harvested 9 (nine) species of rattan. Three species of rattan (Calamus zollingeri, C. ornatus, and C. inops) are sold directly to collectors and six other types are used as handicrafts. The stages of rattan harvesting techniques in Lelekaa Village include cleaning the rattan area, felling, pulling, cutting parts of rattan to a size of 2-6 meters, skidding, and bringing the rattan to the collection point (TPN).]]>
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