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Calamus latifolius

Botanic Family

Arecaceae

Author

Roxburgh

Common Names

• Ze sheng teng (Pinyin)
• Ya-ma-htar-kyein (Myanmar)
• May roup (Annam)
• Phdau chwang (Kmer)
• Tchouan (Kmer)
• May tau (Vietnam)
• Korak Bet or Horna Bet (India)

Geographical Habitats

• Bangladesh
• Cambodia
• W. Guangxi
• Yunnan - China
• Andaman Islands
• Assam
• Nicobar Islands - India
• Laos
• Penang
• Perak - Malaysia
• Myanmar
• Nepal
• Thailand
• Vietnam

Natural Habitats

• Forest
• montane areas
• secondary forest

Flowering Times

• Apr-May (China)

Fruiting Times

• Nov (China)

Climbing or creeping spiny clustering rattan, palm to 25m. Leaf sheaths armed with spines to 30mm long. Leaves to 3m long, leaflets to 500mm x 100mm with spiny margins, spines to 30mm long. Spadix male & female to 800mm with spiny spathes, male inflorescence to 2 metres with rachillae to 40mm long, flowers 5mm long. Female inflorescence to 1m long with rachillae 60mm long, female flower 5mm long. Dull brown to black fruit 18mm x 12mm.

Handcrafts, thatching, furniture, weaving, edible shoots & fruits

Further References

• FOC
• The Plant List 2
• Thai F
• USNH
• F Indochine
• Kew
• Palmweb