Arecaceae FAMILY
Calamus malawaliensis
Calamus malawaliensis
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Calamus malawaliensis is a spiny, evergreen, climbing palm producing unbranched stems around 10 metres long. The stems are around 8mm in diameter[ 1018 Title A Field Guide to Philippine Rattans Publication Asia Life Sciences Supplement 5 Author Aida C. Baja-Lapis Publisher Rushing Water Publishers Ltd; Philippines Year 2010 ISBN 0117-3375 Description A very useful book with concise information on the various rattan species that grow in the Philippines ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a source of materials for basketry, craftwork etc.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Borneo (Sabah) to the Philippines
HabitatCasuarina - Podocarpus forests on ultra basic rocks; hillslopes; at elevations around 470 metres[ 1018 Title A Field Guide to Philippine Rattans Publication Asia Life Sciences Supplement 5 Author Aida C. Baja-Lapis Publisher Rushing Water Publishers Ltd; Philippines Year 2010 ISBN 0117-3375 Description A very useful book with concise information on the various rattan species that grow in the Philippines ].