Calamus viminalis Willd., Sp. Pl. 2(1): 203 (1799).
The osier-like rattan palm, a climbing palm, has pale yellow (in its native state) fruits, about 0.5 cm across, resembling small, pointed cones, arranged in a raceme. These are known as “canella berries” in the potpourri trade. This palm also yields “palm spirals,” either as a tubular spiral or pyramidal spiral, the individual stems 0.5-1 cm wide, the entire spirals 5-10 cm high.
Calamus viminalis is native to Indonesia but cultivated in India and Australia.
Arecaceae (alt. Palmae)
Authors: A.O. Tucker, A.J. Redford, J.L. Scher, M.D. Trice
Last updated: January 2020
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