Calamus laoensis
T. Evans
Wai leum, Wai katok, Wai wa
Arecaceae Edible: Shoots
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Description
A rattan in the palm family that grows in evergreen forests of tropical Asia at 200-350 m altitude. The shoots can be bitter.
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Edible Uses
The shoots are eaten.
Traditional Uses
The shoots can be bitter.
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Distribution
It grows in evergreen forest at 200-350 m altitude.
Where It Grows
Asia, Indochina, Laos, SE Asia,
Notes
There are 375-400 Calamus species. There are 175 species in tropical Asia.
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
