Arecaceae FAMILY
Calamus calospathus
Calamus calospathus
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Calamus calospathus is a spiny, evergreen, climbing palm producing a solitary, unbranched stem up to 10 metres long[ 987 Title The Gardens' Bulletin Singapore Vol. 47 Part 2 Publication Author Turner I.M. Publisher Singapore Botanic Gardens; Singapore Year 1995 ISBN 0374-7859 Description A botanical journal, this edition contains a catalogue of the vascular plants of Malaya. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for its fruit, which is eaten locally.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeSoutheast Asia - peninsula Malaysia
HabitatValley bottoms and lower slopes of hill dipterocarp forest[ 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. ].