Daemonorops calicarpa

Botanical Description

Daemonorops calicarpa is an erect, clustering, thicket-forming, almost stemless, non-climbing evergreen palm[ 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. ]. The leaves are about 2 metres long, with a long petiole[ 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 as a local source of material for thatching and basketry.