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Calamus acanthospathus

Botanic Family

Arecaceae

Author

Griffith

Common Names

• Mutuo sheng teng (Pinyin)
• Wai Hon (Lao Loum)
• Blong Eur (Khamu)
• Wai Hawm (Thailand)

Geographical Habitats

• SE. Xizang
• Yunnan - China
• Assam - India
• Laos
• Myanmar
• Nepal
• Thailand
• Vietnam

Natural Habitats

• Montane forest
• rain forest

Flowering Times

• Dec-Feb (China)

Fruiting Times

• Dec-Feb (China)

Spiny climbing solitary rattan palm to 30m. Leaflets to 300mm x 70mm. Male & female inflorescence to 3m with bracts, rachillae to 150mm. Yellow-brown fruit to 25mm x 17mm.

Shoots edible, leaves for brooms, roots for treating malaria, fruits edible, basketry, furniture-making

Further References

• FOC
• Thai F.
• The Plant List 2
• Kew
• Palmweb