Daemonorops calapparia
(Mart.) Blume
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Growing tips
The growing tips are cooked and eaten as a vegetable.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant. It grows in the rainforest.
Asia, Indonesia, SE Asia,
Countries: United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Brunei, Bhutan, China, Georgia, Indonesia, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Mongolia, Maldives, Malaysia, Nepal, Oman, Philippines, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Syria, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Taiwan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen
How to Identify
A large climbing palm. It has a clusters of long stems. These climb trees. Male and female flowers are on separate plants.
How to Grow
Plants can be grown from seeds.
Other Uses
The stems are of no value in basket making or weaving.
Names & Synonyms
Calamus amboinensis Miq.Calamus calapparius Mart.Palmijuncus amboinensis (Miq.) KuntzePalmijuncus calapparius (Mart.) Kuntze
References (2)
- Fern, K., 2012, Tropical Species Database http://theferns.info/tropical/
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (As Calamus calapparius Mart.)
