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Calamus walkeri

Botanic Family

Arecaceae

Author

Hance

Common Names

• Duo guo sheng teng (Pinyin)
• May dang (Vietnam)
• Nay sang (Vietnam)
• May ria (Vietnam)
• A bué la hua (Moï)
• Cây hot may (Vietnam)

Geographical Habitats

• Cambodia
• Guangdong
• Hongkong
• Hainan - China
• Thailand
• Vietnam

Natural Habitats

• Montane areas

Flowering Times

• Spring

Fruiting Times

• Spring

Climbing rattan palm to 30m, armed with bristles & spines. Leaves to 1.2m, leaf margins armed, segments 500mm x 25mm. Male spadix with flowers 2mm long with bracteoles, yellow-brown calyx to 1mm with 3 lobes, yellow corolla. Female spadix similar to 180mm with spikelets to 70mm, calyx to 1.5mm with 3 lobes, yellow-green corolla to 3mm. Fruit to 12mm x 8mm.

Handcrafts, furniture, weaving

Further References

• FOC
• Mobot
• The Plant List 2
• F Indochine
• Kew
• Palmweb