Daemonorops oblonga

Botanical Description

Daemonorops oblonga is a vigorous, evergreen climbing plant. It produces a cluster of slender, woody, unbranched stems up to 12 metres long that can climb into the surrounding vegetation, attaching themselves by means of prickles on the leaves and branches[ 452 Title The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture (6 volumes) Publication Author Bailey L.H. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ Publisher The MacMillan Company, Toronto. Year 1919 ISBN Description Rather dated, but it still contains a wealth of useful information. It can be downloaded from the internet. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and source of materials for basketry etc.