Arecaceae FAMILY

Calamus flagellum

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Calamus flagellum is a spiny, evergreen, climbing palm producing a cluster of vigorous, unbranched stems that can be up to 30 metres long and 25 - 30mm in diameter, climbing into the tops of the tallest trees in the forest[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. , 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 sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a food and masticatory.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - China, Nepal, northeast India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam.

HabitatLowland or montane rain forests at elevations up to 1,500 metres[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ].