Korthalsia concolor

Botanical Description

Korthalsia concolor is a spiny, evergreen, climbing palm producing a cluster of very slender stems that can climb high into the surrounding trees. Unbranched in its lower parts, the stem often produces a number of branches in the canopy where it can form considerable entanglements. The stem is very slender towards the base, but new growth gradually thickens, reaching its greatest diameter at the upper end at the time of flowering[ 1017 Title Annals of the Royal Botanic Garden, Calcutta. Vol. 12 Part 2 Publication Author Beccari O. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Bengal Secretariat Book Depot; Calcutta Year 1916 ISBN Description A botanical journal, this volume has an extensice treatment of the Asiatic Palms in the subfamily Lepidocaryeae. Although dated, it remains a classic work. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a source of material for basket making and weaving, possibly also as a food.