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Calamus karuensis

Botanic Family

Arecaceae

Author

Ridley

Common Names

• Rattan Besar (Sumatra)

Geographical Habitats

• Sumatra - Indonesia

Natural Habitats

• Secondary forest

Flowering Times

Fruiting Times

Climbing palm to 5.5m. Leaves armed with recurved thorns. Male spadix to 1m long with sheaths armed with short thorns, spadix with 6-10 branches, flowers to 40mm long, about 20 per branchlet. Dark brown fruit

Further References

• The Plant List 2
• Kew
• Palmweb
• NYBG