Arecaceae FAMILY

Calamus siphonospathus

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Calamus siphonospathus is a spiny, evergreen, climbing palm producing a single, unbranched stem up to 30 metres long and 25mm in diameter[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. , 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 of its stems, which are used in basket making etc.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - southern China (Taiwan), Philippines, Indonesia (Sulawesi)

HabitatDense primary forest at low to medium elevations, ascending to 1,200 metres[ 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. ]. Scrub forest at low elevations in Taiwan[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ].