Arecaceae FAMILY
Daemonorops sparsiflora
Daemonorops sparsiflora
Edibility
1/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Daemonorops sparsiflora is a slender to moderately robust, evergreen, climbing palm producing a cluster of unbranched stems up to 10 metres tall that climb into the surrounding vegetation[ 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 its fruit, which is used to obtain a resin.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Borneo.
HabitatUsually found on richer soils in primary and disturbed forest, in valley bottoms, on lower slopes and riverside alluvium[ 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. ].