Daemonorops clemensiana

Botanical Description

Daemonorops clemensiana is a moderate-sized, evergreen, climbing palm producing a cluster of slender, unbranched stems that climb into the surrounding vegetation. The leaf-sheaths are densely armed with scattered black, stiff, flat spines, which help the stems to support themselves on the other plants[ 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. , 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. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a source of material for basket making.