Calamus wailong

Botanical Description

Calamus wailong is an evergreen, climbing palm producing a cluster of robust, unbranched stems around 20mm in diameter that can climb to the tops of the trees in the forest[ 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 produces a good quality stem and is commonly harvested from the wild for making furniture, mats etc. The stems are mainly utilized by local villagers, and only a small portion is supplied to the cottage industry workshops in the regio. The plant is now sometimes being cultivated for its stems[ 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 classified as 'Critically Endangered' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2013)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].