Calamus zeylanicus

Botanical Description

Calamus zeylanicus is a spiny, evergreen, climbing palm producing a cluster of vigorous, unbranched stems that can be up to 50 metres long and 5cm in diameter, climbing into the tops of the trees in the forest[ 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. , 1968 Title Palms of Southern Asia Publication Author Henderson A. Publisher Princeton University Press, New York Year 2009 ISBN 978-0-691-13449-9 Description An excellent concise guide ]. The stems provide a large diameter, high quality cane. They are harvested from the wild for local use in basketry, furniture making etc. The plant has been cultivated on an experimental basis[ 317 Title Mansfeld's Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Plants Publication Author Website http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:4292127278597336 Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Terse details of a huge range of useful plants. ].