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Calamus oligostachys

Botanic Family

Arecaceae

Author

T. Evans, Sengdala, Viengkham, Thammavong & J. Dransfield

Common Names

• Wai Kating (Lao Loum
• Thailand)

Geographical Habitats

• C. Laos
• E. Thailand

Natural Habitats

• Bamboo scrub
• lowland forest

Flowering Times

Fruiting Times

Climbing palm to 7m. Leaf sheaths with brown spines to 7mm long, flagellum to 1.8m long, leaf to 600mm long with 5-9 leaflets per side. Inflorescences to 2.2m long. Yellowish fruit to 70mm diameter.

Cane for handcrafts, edible shoots

Further References

• Thai F
• The Plant List 2
• Kew
• Palmweb
• www.phakhaolao.la