Calamus spinifolius (PROSEA)
From PlantUse English
Revision as of 12:02, 7 April 2016 by Samuel dufour (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{PROSEAUpperbar}} {{DISPLAYTITLE:''Calamus spinifolius'' (PROSEA)}} <big>''Calamus spinifolius'' Becc.</big> __NOTOC__ :Family: Palmae == Vernacular names == *Philippi...")
 |
Introduction |
Calamus spinifolius Becc.
- Family: Palmae
Vernacular names
- Philippines: kurakling (Pampanga, Tagalog).
Distribution
The Philippines (Pampanga, Batan).
Uses
The cane is used for basketmaking and tying.
Observations
Stem without leafsheaths to 8 mm in diameter, with sheaths to 12 mm in diameter. Leaves cirrate; leafsheaths armed with scattered slender, subulate spines; leaflets grouped, very spiny. Fruit spherical, to 11 mm in diameter, with short beak. Endemic to the Philippines in forest at low altitude.
Selected sources
2, 3, 8, 11, 22, 23, 26, 38, 39, 45.
