Calamus unifarius
Arecaceae FAMILY

Calamus unifarius

Calamus unifarius

Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Calamus unifarius is a spiny, evergreen, climbing palm, producing a cluster of rather robust, unbranched stems around 10 metres tall and around 25mm 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. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for its stems, which are used for making furniture.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical
Native RangeE. Asia - Nicobar Island, Indonesia (Sumatra, Java)
HabitatDense primary, or more open secondary dipterocarp forest at elevations from 100 - 800 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. ].