Calamus corrugatus

Botanical Description

Calamus corrugatus is a spiny, evergreen, climbing palm producing long, slender, unbranched stems around 4- 5mm in diameter[ 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 stem, which is used for basket making etc.