Calamus subinermis

Botanical Description

Calamus subinermis is a spiny, evergreen, climbing palm producing one to several, unbranched stems. The stems are very vigorous, sometimes reaching lengths of 40 metres or more and usually 18 - 30mm in diameter, rarely up to 40mm[ 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 provides a very good quality stem that is highly valued for its used in furniture making. The plant is commonly harvested from the wild for both local use and trade. The prospects for commercial planting of this species along the coast are very good because of the clustering nature of the plant, providing for multiple harvests. Trials are required in areas away from the sea, and an effective treatment against beetle attack needs to be established[ 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. ]. Overexploitation of this species for its canes has led to the plant becoming much more rare and thus to an overall drastic drop in harvested stems[ 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. ].