Calamus simplex
Arecaceae FAMILY

Calamus simplex

Calamus simplex

Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Calamus simplex is a spiny, evergreen, climbing palm producing a cluster of slender, unbranched stems around 6 metres tall and 10 - 20mm in diameter[ 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. , 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 local use of its stems.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical
Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Malaysia.
HabitatFound at higher elevations from 1,500 - 2,000 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. ].