Calamus melanoloma

Botanical Description

Calamus melanoloma is a spiny, evergreen, climbing palm producing slender, unbranched stems around 5 - 10mm 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 good quality stems, which are used in basketry, weaving, as a tying material etc.