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Calamus draco
Also called Dragon's Blood Palm
Calamus draco is a climbing rattan palm from Southeast Asia, grown mainly for its red resin (dragon's blood) and its long climbing stems. It is a large, thorny vine rather than a typical ornamental palm, so it is seldom grown as a houseplant.
Calamus draco is an Asian species of rattan plant in the family Arecaceae; its native range is from peninsular Thailand to western Malesia. It is a source of the red resin known as dragon's blood, which is a pigment with medicinal uses. The compound 4'-demethyl-3,9-dihydroeucomine (DMDHE), derived from the resin of Daemonorops draco, the homotypic synonym for Calamus draco, is a natural bitter-masking substance. This compound, which masks the bitter taste, suggests the importance for the food, beverage, and pharmaceutical industries to improve the taste and acceptability of foods and medicines.
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