Calamus usitatus Blanco

Species

Angiosperms > Arecales > Arecaceae > Calamus

Characteristics

A climbing palm that grows in clusters. The canes can be 10 m long and 5-10 mm across. The internodes are 15 cm long. The sheaths are bright green and with some scattered spines. The leaves are 90 cm long with 30 leaflets on each side. The edges are black and have bristles. The fruit are oval and 8 mm long by 6 mm wide. They have 18 vertical rows of straw coloured scales.
Life form perennial
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Growth support climber
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Sexuality dioecy
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Mature height (meter) 9.0
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Environment

Coastal habitats and secondary forest, at low to medium elevations.
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It is a tropical plant. It grows in coastal forests.
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Usage

Uses material wood
Edible leaves shoots
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
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Distribution

Calamus usitatus world distribution map, present in Moldova (Republic of) and Philippines

Conservation status

Calamus usitatus threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:665471-1
WFO ID wfo-0000760958
COL ID 6978X
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Synonyms

Palmijuncus blancoi Palmijuncus brevifrons Palmijuncus haenkeanus Rotang blancoi Palmijuncus meyenianus Palmijuncus usitatus Calamus blancoi Calamus haenkeanus Calamus meyenianus Calamus mollis var. major Calamus mollis var. palawanicus Calamus usitatus var. palawanicus Calamus usitatus var. major Calamus usitatus