Daemonorops calapparia
(Mart.) Blume
Arecaceae Edible: Growing tips
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Description
A large climbing palm. It has a clusters of long stems. These climb trees. Male and female flowers are on separate plants.
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Edible Uses
The growing tips are cooked and eaten as a vegetable.
Traditional Uses
The growing tip is cooked and eaten as a vegetable.
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Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows in the rainforest.
Where It Grows
Asia, Indonesia, SE Asia,
Cultivation
Plants can be grown from seeds.
Other Uses
The stems are of no value in basket making or weaving.
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.)
