Daemonorops

Daemonorops
Dragon's blood palm Daemonoropes draco
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
(unranked):	Commelinids
Order:	Arecales
Family:	Arecaceae
Subfamily:	Calamoideae
Tribe:	Calameae
Genus:	Daemonorops Blume ex Schult.f., 1830
Species
See text.

Daemonorops is a genus of rattan palms in the family Arecaceae found primarily in the tropics and subtropics of southeastern Asia.

The stems of the Daemonorops are harvest for their cores, which is used for everything from canes to furniture. The fruits of certain species, in particular Daemonorops draco, produces a red resin known as "Dragon's blood".^[1] The seeds of species such as Daemonorops margaritae (Chinese: 星月菩提) are harvested for the production of Buddhist prayer beads.

Polished Daemonorops seeds on a mala

Polysaccharides found in some Daemonorops species are known for their medicinal anti-coagulant properties.^[1]

Species

• Daemonorops acamptostachys Becc.
• Daemonorops acehensis Rustiami
• Daemonorops affinis Becc.
• Daemonorops angustifolia (Griff.) Mart.
• Daemonorops aruensis Becc.
• Daemonorops asteracantha Becc.
• Daemonorops atra J.Dransf.
• Daemonorops aurea Renuka & Vijayak.
• Daemonorops banggiensis J.Dransf.
• Daemonorops beguinii Burret
• Daemonorops binnendijkii Becc.
• Daemonorops brachystachys Furtado
• Daemonorops calapparia (Mart.) Blume
• Daemonorops calicarpa (Griff.) Mart.
• Daemonorops clemensiana Becc.
• Daemonorops collarifera Becc.
• Daemonorops confusa Furtado
• Daemonorops crinita Blume
• Daemonorops cristata Becc.
• Daemonorops curranii Becc.
• Daemonorops depressiuscula (Miq. ex H.Wendl.) Becc.
• Daemonorops didymophylla Becc.
• Daemonorops draco (Willd.) Blume
• Daemonorops dracuncula Ridl.
• Daemonorops dransfieldii Rustiami
• Daemonorops elongata Blume
• Daemonorops fissa Blume
• Daemonorops forbesii Becc.
• Daemonorops formicaria Becc.
• Daemonorops geniculata (Griff.) Mart.
• Daemonorops gracilipes (Miq.) Becc.
• Daemonorops gracilis Becc.
• Daemonorops grandis (Griff.) Mart.
• Daemonorops hirsuta Blume
• Daemonorops horrida Burret
• Daemonorops ingens J.Dransf.
• Daemonorops jenkinsiana (Griff.) Mart.
• Daemonorops korthalsii Blume
• Daemonorops kunstleri Becc.
• Daemonorops kurziana Hook.f. ex Becc.
• Daemonorops lamprolepis Becc.
• Daemonorops leptopus (Griff.) Mart.
• Daemonorops lewisiana (Griff.) Mart.
• Daemonorops loheriana Becc.
• Daemonorops longipes (Griff.) Mart.
• Daemonorops longispatha Becc.
• Daemonorops longispinosa Burret
• Daemonorops longistipes Burret
• Daemonorops macrophylla Becc.
• Daemonorops macroptera (Miq.) Becc.
• Daemonorops maculata J.Dransf.
• Daemonorops manii Becc.
• Daemonorops margaritae (Hance) Becc.
• Daemonorops megalocarpa Burret
• Daemonorops melanochaetes Blume
• Daemonorops micracantha (Griff.) Becc.
• Daemonorops microcarpa Burret
• Daemonorops microstachys Becc.
• Daemonorops mirabilis (Mart.) Mart.
• Daemonorops mollis (Blanco) Merr.
• Daemonorops mollispina J.Dransf.
• Daemonorops monticola (Griff.) Mart.
• Daemonorops nigra (Willd.) Blume
• Daemonorops oblata J.Dransf.
• Daemonorops oblonga (Reinw. ex Blume) Blume
• Daemonorops ochrolepis Becc.
• Daemonorops oligolepis Becc.
• Daemonorops oligophylla Becc.
• Daemonorops oxycarpa Becc.
• Daemonorops pachyrostris Becc.
• Daemonorops palembanica Blume
• Daemonorops pannosa Becc.
• Daemonorops pedicellaris Becc.
• Daemonorops periacantha Miq.
• Daemonorops plagiocycla Burret
• Daemonorops poilanei J.Dransf.
• Daemonorops polita Fernando
• Daemonorops propinqua Becc.
• Daemonorops pumila Van Valk.
• Daemonorops rarispinosa Renuka & Vijayak.
• Daemonorops riedeliana (Miq.) Becc.
• Daemonorops robusta Warb. ex Becc.
• Daemonorops rubra (Reinw. ex Mart.) Blume
• Daemonorops ruptilis Becc.
• Daemonorops sabut Becc.
• Daemonorops sarasinorum Warb. ex Becc.
• Daemonorops scapigera Becc.
• Daemonorops schlechteri Burret
• Daemonorops sepal Becc.
• Daemonorops serpentina J.Dransf.
• Daemonorops siberutensis Rustiami
• Daemonorops singalana Becc.
• Daemonorops sparsiflora Becc.
• Daemonorops spectabilis Becc.
• Daemonorops stenophylla Becc.
• Daemonorops treubiana Becc.
• Daemonorops trichroa Miq.
• Daemonorops unijuga J.Dransf.
• Daemonorops urdanetana Becc.
• Daemonorops uschdraweitiana Burret
• Daemonorops verticillaris (Griff.) Mart.
• Daemonorops wrightmyoensis Renuka & Vijayak.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Gibbs A, Green C, Doctor VM. (1983). "Isolation and anticoagulant properties of polysaccharides of Typha Augustata and Daemonorops species". Thromb Res. 32 (2): 97–108. doi:10.1016/0049-3848(83)90021-X. PMID 6658717.