Calamus hookerianus

Botanical Description

Calamus hookerianus is a spiny, evergreen, climbing palm producing vigorous, slender, unbranched stems that climb into the surrounding trees[ 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 for making baskets, cane furniture etc. The plant has been experimentally cultivated for this purpose in India.