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Calamus gibbsianus is a slender, clustering rattan palm from montane forest on Borneo, growing as a climber up to about 8 m. It thrives in cool, wet, high-altitude conditions, which is the key to growing it.
Calamus gibbsianus is a species of rattan palm in the genus Calamus endemic to the Malaysian states of Sabah and Sarawak on the island of Borneo. It is a highly polymorphic species and reaches the highest altitude of any palm in Borneo, growing in montane forest at elevations of 1,400–3,000 m (4,600–9,800 ft).
In Sarawak, Calamus gibbsianus is known only from one collection from the Kelabit Highlands. In Sabah, it occurs in montane forest on Mount Kinabalu and the Crocker Range at elevations of 1,400–3,000 m (4,600–9,800 ft). It grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.
In Sabah, Calamus gibbsianus has been used for general tying and weaving by successive expeditions to Mount Kinabalu.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Calamus gibbsianus by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
