Calamus batanensis (Becc.) Baja-lapis

Species

Angiosperms > Arecales > Arecaceae > Calamus

Characteristics

A spiny climbing palm or rattan. It has an unbranched stem 30 m long and 4-5 cm across. The leaf sheath has fine scattered spines. The fruit are 10 mm long by 6 mm wide. The fruit are scaly.
Life form perennial
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Growth support climber
Foliage retention
Sexuality dioecy
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Mature height (meter) 20.0
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Environment

It is a tropical plant. It grows in forests between 100-800 m above sea level.
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Sub-mossy forests at elevations from 100-800 metres.
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Usage

Uses wood
Edible fruits
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
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Distribution

Calamus batanensis world distribution map, present in Philippines and Taiwan, Province of China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:962103-1
WFO ID wfo-0000754316
COL ID PDWP
BDTFX ID -
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Synonyms

Calamus batanensis Calamus siphonospathus var. batanensis