Arecaceae FAMILY

Daemonorops scapigera

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Daemonorops scapigera is an evergreen, stemless palm[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ]. It has an erect, short, unbranched stem with leaves up to 1 metre long and a petiole 35 - 40cm long[ 548 Title Annals of the Royal Botanic Garden Calcutta. Vol. 12, Pt. 1 Publication Author Beccari O. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Bengal Secretariat Press; Calcutta. Year 1911 ISBN Description A monograph of the genus Daemonorops. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and source of material for walking sticks.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Malaysia, Indonesia.

HabitatParticularly common in transitional forest between dipterocarp forest and heath forest, but occurring in a wide range at elevations from sea-level up to 1,000 metres[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ].