Arecaceae FAMILY

Calamus moseleyanus

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

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Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Calamus moseleyanus is a spiny, evergreen, climbing palm with moderately long, unbranched stems around 20 - 50mm in diameter[ 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. , 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 local use of its stems, which are used for making furniture.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Philippines

HabitatFound at elevations from 200 - 2,000 metres[ 1018 Title A Field Guide to Philippine Rattans Publication Asia Life Sciences Supplement 5 Author Aida C. Baja-Lapis Publisher Rushing Water Publishers Ltd; Philippines Year 2010 ISBN 0117-3375 Description A very useful book with concise information on the various rattan species that grow in the Philippines ].