Arecaceae FAMILY

Calamus caryotoides

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Calamus caryotoides is a spiny evergreen climbing palm with slender, unbranched stems not exceeding 20mm in diameter[ 713 Title Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Publication Author Website http://www.anbg.gov.au/cpbr/cd-keys/rfk/index.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An online resource giving botanical information, and a little bit about plant usage, for over 2,700 species of plants found in the Australian rainforest. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a source of medicines and materials.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeAustralia - northeastern Queensland.

HabitatUsually found in the drier more seasonal rain forests and monsoon forest at elevations from near sea level to 1,500 metres[ 713 Title Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Publication Author Website http://www.anbg.gov.au/cpbr/cd-keys/rfk/index.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An online resource giving botanical information, and a little bit about plant usage, for over 2,700 species of plants found in the Australian rainforest. ].