Calamus dongnaiensis

Botanical Description

Calamus dongnaiensis is an erect, evergreen palm producing unbranched stems 1 - 3 metres tall[ 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 as a food.