Calamus albus

Botanical Description

Calamus albus is a spiny, evergreen, climbing palm producing rather robust, unbranched stems 15 - 40mm in diameter that can climb to the tops of the trees in the forest[ 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 of good quality and are harvested from the wild for local use in basketry etc.