Arecaceae FAMILY
Calamus scabridulus
Calamus scabridulus
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Calamus scabridulus is a spiny, evergreen, climbing palm producing a cluster of unbranched stems that can be 20 metres or more long and 12mm 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. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for its stems, which are used as a tying material.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Malaysia, Indonesia (Sumatra).
HabitatPeat swamp 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. ].