Arecaceae FAMILY
Calamus quangngaiensis
Calamus quangngaiensis
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Calamus quangngaiensis is a spiny, evergreen palm producing a cluster of unbranched stems 3 - 4 metres long and 7mm in diameter[ 986 Title Four new species of Calamus (Arecaceae) from Vietnam Publication Phytotaxa 135 (1): 19 - 26 Author Henderson A.; Nguyen Quoc Dung Website http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.135.1.3 Publisher Magnolia Press, New Zealand Year 2013 ISBN 1179-3155 Description A description of four new species of Calamus discovered in Vietnam. ]. The stems are harvested from the wild for local use in furniture making.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Vietnam.
HabitatSecondary evergreen forest at elevations around 600 metres[ 986 Title Four new species of Calamus (Arecaceae) from Vietnam Publication Phytotaxa 135 (1): 19 - 26 Author Henderson A.; Nguyen Quoc Dung Website http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.135.1.3 Publisher Magnolia Press, New Zealand Year 2013 ISBN 1179-3155 Description A description of four new species of Calamus discovered in Vietnam. ].