Korthalsia rostrata

Botanical Description

Korthalsia rostrata is a slender to moderately robust, high-climbing, spiny evergreen rattan palm[ 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 normally produces a number of densely clustering, slender stems around 10 - 12mm in diameter, which grow high into the canopy of the forest where they branch to produce large aerial entanglements[ 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. , 1017 Title Annals of the Royal Botanic Garden, Calcutta. Vol. 12 Part 2 Publication Author Beccari O. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Bengal Secretariat Book Depot; Calcutta Year 1916 ISBN Description A botanical journal, this volume has an extensice treatment of the Asiatic Palms in the subfamily Lepidocaryeae. Although dated, it remains a classic work. ]. Unbranched in its lower parts, the stem often produces a number of branches in the canopy where it can form considerable entanglements. The stem is very slender towards the base, but new growth gradually thickens, reaching its greatest diameter at the upper end at the time of flowering[ 1017 Title Annals of the Royal Botanic Garden, Calcutta. Vol. 12 Part 2 Publication Author Beccari O. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Bengal Secretariat Book Depot; Calcutta Year 1916 ISBN Description A botanical journal, this volume has an extensice treatment of the Asiatic Palms in the subfamily Lepidocaryeae. Although dated, it remains a classic work. ]. The plant is commonly harvested from the wild for its strong, durable canes, which are much used locally in making baskets, furniture etc. The canes are sold in local markets and furniture made from them is sometimes exported[ 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. ].