Calamus zollingeri

Botanical Description

Calamus zollingeri is a spiny, evergreen, climbing palm producing a cluster of vigorous, unbranched stems that can be 40 metres or more long and 25 - 40mm wide[ 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. ]. An excellent quality stem, though inferior to Calamus manan. It is commonly harvested from the wild for local use in manting furniture, and is also traded both locally and more widely. The plant has excellent potential for cultivation, especially since it forms a cluster of stems[ 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. ].