Serial no: 53
Status: Basic
Last update: 2024-10-26

ໝາກຕາວ
Westerhout's Sugar Palm
Arenga westerhoutii Griff.


Plants
Woody plants
Trees and palms

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Local name:
ໄທ: ໝາກຕາວຕາດ, ໝາກຕາວ, ລັງກາບ, ຮັງໄຂ່, ຮັງໄກ່, ສິດ, ລາກະ ກໍາປູເຈຍ: ຈຣີ ຫວຽດນາມ: ຮອດດວກ ອັງກິດ: sugar palm fruit, sweetmeat ( ໝາກຕ້າວຕາດ, ຕ້າວພ້າວ, ຕ້າວໄກ່, ຕ້າວຄວາຍ, ຕ້າວງູ Local names: mak tao tat, tao phao, tao kai, tao kouay, tao ngou Thai: mak tao taad, mak tao, lang kap, hang khai, hang kai, sid, la ka Cambodian: chrae Vietnamese: hot doac English: sugar palm fruits, sweetmeat )
Synonyms :
Saguerus westerhoutii (Griff.) H.Wendl. & Drude
Family:
Arecaceae
Close relatives:
Description:
Ecology
Global distribution:
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Distribution in Laos :
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Endemism in Laos:
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Invasiveness :
N/A
IUCN status :
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Lao official status :
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Use
Use types:
Food
Comments on use types:

The Mak Tao seed is popularly used in desserts and ice-cream in Laos and Thailand. Young shoots or leaf buds (sometimes called ‘Mak Tao cabbage’) are an edible local delicacy. Leaves are used as roofing and packing material while a sweet drink can be tapped from the top of the male flowers and made into palm wine.

Domestication:
N/A
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Management:
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Value chains:
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Nutrition
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Comments on nutritional values:
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Nutrient /100g Remark
Proteins N/A N/A
Carbohydrates N/A N/A
Fats N/A N/A
Vitamins N/A N/A
Minerals N/A N/A
Fibers N/A N/A
References
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References:
Greijmans, M., Ketphanh, S., Lamxay, V., & Sengdala, K. 2007. Non-Timber Forest Products in the Lao PDR. A Manual of 100 Commercial and Traditional Producs. The National Agriculture and Forestry Research Institute. Vientiane, Lao PDR.
Govaerts, R. & Dransfield, J. 2005. World Checklist of Palms: 1–223. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Henderson, A. 2009. Palms of Southern Asia: 1–197. Princeton university press, Princeton and Oxford.
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