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Daemonorops periacantha
Calamus periacanthus is a climbing rattan palm native to the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and Borneo, growing in lowland and hill forest. It is a forest climber rather than a common garden plant, so care notes are general guidance for cultivation.
Calamus periacanthus is a species of flowering plant, a dioecious rattan in the palm family, that is native to Southeast Asia.
The species occurs in the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and Borneo, where it is found in lowland and hill dipterocarp forest up to an elevation of 800 m.
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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.
