Calamus luridus
Arecaceae FAMILY

Calamus luridus

Calamus luridus

Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Rotan kerai is a spiny, evergreen, climbing palm, producing a cluster of unbranched, slender stems up to 15 metres long amongst the trees of the rainforest[ 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. , 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 often utilised locally for its stems, which are used for tying and binding[ 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. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical
Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Myanmar, Malaysia, Thailand, Sumatra.
HabitatFound in a wide range of habitats from the lowlands to lower montane forests at altitudes 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. ].