Calamus modestus

Botanical Description

Calamus modestus is an evergreen, erect palm with stems around 11 - 12mm in diameter and up to 4 metres tall, though often less than 0.5 metres[ 982 Title A New Species of Calamus (Arecaceae; Calamoideae) from Vietnam Publication Kew Bulletin 56; 731 - 735 Author Tom D. Evans; Tran Phuong Anh Publisher Royal Botanic Garden, Kew; London Year 2001 ISBN 00755974 Description Description of a newly recognized species of Calamus from Vietnam. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food. This species is present in the Ngoc Linh (Kon tum) Nature Reserve and the Ba Na-Nui Chua Nature Reserve. The major threats to the ecoregion in which this rattan resides include regular burning to create open woodlands and shifting cultivation (WWF 2001), however, the localities of this species does not appear to be largely affected by these threats. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2013)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].