Arecaceae FAMILY

Calamus laevigatus

Edibility

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Medicinal

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Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Calamus laevigatus is a spiny, evergreen, climbing palm producing a single, vigorous, unbranched stem that can be 30 metres or more long and 8 - 10mm in diameter[ 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 stem is highly valued for use in basket making, weaving etc, being used locally and also traded. It is said to be equal in quality to the widely used 'rotan sega' (Calamus caesius) and is commonly harvested from the wild and also sometimes cultivated, especially in Sarawak[ 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 RangeSoutheast Asia - Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia.

HabitatLowland and hill rain forests at elevations up to 900 metres, avoiding peat-swamp forests and extreme ridgetop soils[ 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 var serpentinus is confined to ultrabasic rock soils at elevations up to 500 metres in Sabah[ 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. ].