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 scapigerus (Becc.) W.J.Baker[].

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General Information

Daemonorops scapigera is an evergreen, stemless palm[]. It has an erect, short, unbranched stem with leaves up to 1 metre long and a petiole 35 - 40cm long[].
The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and source of material for walking sticks.

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

Range

Southeast Asia - Malaysia, Indonesia.

Habitat

Particularly common in transitional forest between dipterocarp forest and heath forest, but occurring in a wide range at elevations from sea-level up to 1,000 metres[].

Properties

Habit	Evergreen Shrub
Height	1.00 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

Fruit[].

The shoots (apical bud?[]) are eaten as palm cabbage[].

Medicinal

None known

Other Uses

The stems are used for making walking-sticks[].

Propagation

Seed -

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