Calamus hispidulus

Botanical Description

Calamus hispidulus is a spiny, evergreen, climbing palm, sometimes producing a single stem and at other times a small cluster of stems. The slender, unbranched stems are around 9mm in diameter and can climb to about 10 metres[ 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. , 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 stems are harvested from the wild for local use as a source of material for weaving.