Arecaceae FAMILY
Daemonorops ingens
Daemonorops ingens
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Daemonorops ingens is a very vigorous, evergreen, climbing palm. It sometimes only produces a single unbranched stem, sometimes several in a cluster - these stems can grow right to the tops of the trees in the rainforest[ 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. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and source of thatch.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Malaysia and Indonesia, on the island of Borneo,
HabitatUsually found on damp slopes near valley bottoms or along streams[ 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. ].