Calamus trispermus

Botanical Description

Calamus trispermus is a spiny, evergreen, climbing palm producing vigorous, unbranched stems that can be up to 35mm 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. , 983 Title Annals of the Royal Botanical Garden, Calcutta Vol. XI and Appendix Publication Author Dr Odoardo Beccari Publisher Royal Botanic Garden, Calcutta Year 1908 ISBN Description This volume of the journal is dedicated entirely to a monograph of the genus Calamus, which remains an important treatment over 100 years later. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for its canes, which are used for making furniture, for its young buds which are used as food, and for its fruit, which is used as a flavouring.