Daemonorops hirsuta

Botanical Description

Daemonorops hirsuta is an evergreen, climbing palm producing a cluster of unbranched stems that can vary considerably in height. On some plants they are only 3 metres long, whilst on others they can be 20 metres or more. These stems climb into the surrounding trees, supporting themselves by means of the huge, erect spines around the sheath mouth[ 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 plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and source of basket making material.