Calamus ornatus Blume ex Schult.F.

A climbing palm. There are spines along the stem. The stems are 8 cm thick. It can grow 70 m long. The leaves have leaflets along the stalk. These are large and dark green. The leaves are 4-5 m long. The leaflets are lance shaped, very large and equally spaced. The leaflets are
 long and widely spaced. There is a whip like process on the stem. This can be 6 m long. The fruit are large and the seed is four sided. The fruit are red, scaly and 3.5 cm across. They have edible flesh.

It is a tropical plant. They need a shady place and a well drained soil. They are most abundant at low and medium altitudes in virgin forests. They are found throughout the Philippines.

The bud is roasted and eaten. The fleshy portion of the fruit is eaten raw. The freshly cut stem gives good drinking water. Fruit eaten plain or made into a sambal in Brunei.