It has been proposed - William J.Baker; A revised delimitation of the rattan genus Calamus (Arecaceae), Phytotaxa 197 (2): 139-152; 2015 - that the genera Ceratolobus, Daemonorops, Pogonotium and Retispatha should all be subsumed into a revised and expanded concept of the genus Calamus. This revised treatment has been accepted in the 'World Checklist of Selected Plant Families' and is likely to recieve further acceptance. For the time being, until there is wider acceptance of this change, we are not moving these species across into Calamus. The new name for this species in Calamus will be Calamus calapparius Mart. [].

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General Information

Daemonorops calapparia is a very large, evergreen, climbing palm with a cluster of long, unbranched stems that can grow to the tops of the trees in the rainforest.
The plant is harvested from the wild for its edible apical stems, which are consumed locally.

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

Range

Southeast Asia - Indonesia in the Moluccas.

Habitat

Not known

Properties

Edibility Rating
Habit	Evergreen Climber
Height	25.00 m
Cultivation Status	Wild

Cultivation Details

Most species in this genus are more or less vigorous climbing plants in rainforests. In general, they are likely to grow best with their roots in the shade but with enough gap in the canopy to encourage their stems to grow up towards the light. They are also likely to grow best in a humus-rich soil[].
A dioecious species, both male and female forms need to be grown if fruit and seed are required.

Edible Uses

The apical bud is cooked and eaten as a vegetable[].

Medicinal

None known

Other Uses

The stems are of no value in basket making or weaving[].

Propagation

Seed -

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