Arecaceae FAMILY

Calamus erectus

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Calamus erectus is an evergreen palm producing a cluster of erect, non-climbing, non-branching stems up to 6 metres tall and 50cm in diameter[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ]. The thick, non-flexible cane is harvested from the wild for local use in construction and furniture making, whilst the leaves are sometimes used for thatching. The seed is also sometimes harvested for local use as a masticatory. The plant has been cultivated experimentally in India and Bangladesh[ 317 Title Mansfeld's Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Plants Publication Author Website http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:4292127278597336 Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Terse details of a huge range of useful plants. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - southwest China, Nepal, northeast India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos.

HabitatLowland or montane rain forests or drier forests usually on steep slopes; at elevations up to 1,400 metres[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ].