Arecaceae FAMILY
Calamus foxworthyi
Calamus foxworthyi
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Calamus foxworthyi is a spiny, evergreen, climbing palm with unbranched stems 7 metres or more long and around 4cm in diameter[ 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 stems, which are used in craftwork.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Philippines
HabitatElevations from 500 - 1,000 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 ].