Daemonorops jenkinsiana

Botanical Description

Daemonorops jenkinsiana is an evergreen, climbing palm, producing a dense cluster of vigorous unbranched stems that can be up to 50 metres long, 25 - 30mm in diameter, with internodes up to 40cm long[ 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. ]. These stems can climb to the tops of the trees in the forest[ 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 stems and leaves are very spiny[ 314 Title Palm and Cycad Societies of Australia. Publication Author Website http://www.pacsoa.org.au/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Contains at least a little information on the majority of palm and cycad species, plus a wealth of photographs. A first class website. ]. A very important supplier of material for basket making etc, it is commonly gathered from the wild and is also cultivated, both for local use and for export. It is estimated that 20 - 25%, or 800 - 1,000 tonnes/year, of rattan production in China comes from this species[ 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. ].