Calamus gracilis
Roxb.
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Description
A rattan. The stems are in clusters. It climbs to 30 m tall. The stems are 2 cm across. The leaf sheaths are green and mottled with dark brown and white hairs. There are only a few small spines. The leaf stalks are 70 cm long with 8-15 narrow leaflets on each side. These are arranged in regularly groups widely spaced.
Edible Uses
The shoots are eaten.
Distribution
It is a subtropical plant. It grows in evergreen forest between 300-850 m altitude. In southern China it is in lowland rain forests between 800-1,500 m above sea level.
Where It Grows
Asia, Bangladesh, China, India, Indochina, Laos, Myanmar, SE Asia, Vietnam,
Notes
There are 375-400 Calamus species. There are 175 species in tropical Asia.
Also Known As
Wai hom, Wai soum, Wai tairtair
References (1)
- Evans, T. D., et al, 2002, A Synopsis of the Rattans (Arecaceae: Calamoideae) of Laos and Neighbouring Parts of Indochina. Kew Bulletin, Vol. 57, No. 1 (2002), pp. 1-84
