Arecaceae FAMILY
Daemonorops leptopus
Daemonorops leptopus
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Daemonorops leptopus is a robust, evergreen, climbing palm producing a cluster of unbranched stems that climb into the nearby trees. The stems can be 15 metres long[ 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 as a source of material for basketry etc.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Peninsular Thailand, Malaysia.
HabitatVery common in lowland to upper hill dipterocarp forests at elevations up to 1,000 metres, especially in swampy valleys, slopes and ridge tops[ 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. ]..