Daemonorops palembanica

Botanical Description

Daemonorops palembanica is a rather robust, evergreen climbing palm producing a cluster of unbranched stems that scramble into the surrounding vegetation. The plant is a source of the resin 'Dragon's Blood', but it is only obtained in small quantities and so only used locally[ 548 Title Annals of the Royal Botanic Garden Calcutta. Vol. 12, Pt. 1 Publication Author Beccari O. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Bengal Secretariat Press; Calcutta. Year 1911 ISBN Description A monograph of the genus Daemonorops. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].