Calamus semoi

Botanical Description

Calamus semoi is an evergreen, climbing palm producing a cluster of medium-length, unbranched stems around 12mm 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. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use of its stems, which are of excellent quality and mainly used locally. The plant is sometimes cultivated in home gardens[ 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. ]. At present this species does not meet the criteria for a threatened category. However, the range is quite restricted and the threats in the region are severe. The subpopulations are scattered and fragmented, but appear to be stable at present. Monitoring of populations is needed to make sure any declines are detected. At present 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. ].