Arecaceae FAMILY
Daemonorops melanochaetes
Daemonorops melanochaetes
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Daemonorops melanochaetes is a moderately robust, climbing, evergreen palm producing a cluster of unbranched stems that can be 30 metres tall. The stems can climb to the tops of the surrounding trees in the forest. The plant is harvested from the wild as a local source of food and material for weaving.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia.
HabitatDry ground near coasts, often forming thickets. It is also found in swampy lowland rain forest and alluvial flatlands at elevations up to 20 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. ]. In Java it can be found at elevations up to 1,400 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. ].