Serial no: 68
Status: Basic
Last update: 2024-10-26

ຫວາຍໜາມຫ່າງ
Big Thorn Rattan

Calamus latifolius Roxb.


Plants
Herbaceous plants
Vines

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Local name:
ລາວ: ຫວາຍຫາງໜູ, ຫວາຍໜາມເຫຼືອງ, ຫວາຍແຂດ, ຫວາຍຂຽວ, ຫວາຍຫອມ, ຫວາຍໜາມຫ່າງ, ຫວາຍຕິວແຂງ, ຫວາຍສະວັງ, ຫວາຍສາດ, ຫວາຍຄັນບ່ວງ, ເຣແຕຣ ກຳປູເຈຍ: ປະດາວສະແວັງ, ຂະບັງຕຣົງ, ຕະໂອ່ນ ຫວຽດນາມ: ເໝີຍເຕົ່າ, ຊ໋ອງ, ຊ໋ອງແກັດ, ຊ໋ອງເໝີຍ ( Local name: wai kieo Thai: wai khring Vietnamese: meuy tao)

Synonyms :
Calamus dumetorum Ridl.
Calamus gregisectus Burret
Calamus humilis Roxb.
Calamus kerrianus Becc.
Calamus loeiensis Hodel
Calamus macracanthus T.Anderson
Calamus palustris Griff.
Calamus palustris var. cochinchinensis Becc.
Palmijuncus humilis (Roxb.) Kuntze
Palmijuncus latifolius (Roxb.) Kuntze
Palmijuncus macracanthus (T.Anderson) Kuntze
Palmijuncus palustris (Griff.) Kuntze

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 :
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IUCN status :
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Lao official status :
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Use
Use types:
Tools and utensils
Food

Comments on use types:

Locally a single rattan shoot is sold for $0.05-$0.07. 5 m canes sell for $0.1-$0.2, and 0.3 cm-1 cm diameter canes for $2.5-$5 per kg. The Vientiane Province rattan factory processes these and sells them for furniture making.


Domestication:
N/A

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Management:
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Value chains:
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Nutrition
Nutritional values:

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:
ຈັນສະໜອນ ພົງອຸດົມ, ສູນທອນ ເກດພັນ, ວີຈິດ ລຳໄຊ ແລະ ບັນຊາ ທຳມະວົງ. 2014. ບັນດາລະບົບ, ນິເວດວິທະຍາ ແລະ ການຈັດສັນຫວາຍຢູ່ ກຳປູເຈຍ, ລາວ ແລະ ຫວຽດນາມ. ອົງການກອງທຶນອະນຸລັກທຳມະຊາດໂລກປະຈຳລາວ.
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.
Pterers C.M & Henderson, A. 2014. Systematic, Ecology and Management of Rattans in Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam. WW-Greater Mekong and The New York Botanical Garden.
Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.). 2010. Flora of China 23: 1-515. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

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