Serial no: 69
Status: Basic
Last update: 2024-10-26
ຫວາຍຕະບອງ
Candle Rattan
Calamus rudentum Lour.
Plants
Herbaceous plants
Vines
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Local name:
ລາວ: ບຸ່ນ, ຫວາຍບຸ່ນ, ບຸ່ນຂາວ, ຫວາຍຕະບອງ, ບຸ່ນຫວານ
ຫວຽດນາມ: ຊ໋ອງດາ, ເໝີຍຫງອດ
( Thai: wai tabong
Vietnamese: songda
)
Synonyms
:
Calamus albus Pers.
Palmijuncus rudentum (Lour.) Kuntze
Rotang albus Baill.
Rotang rudentum (Lour.) Baill.
Palmijuncus rudentum (Lour.) Kuntze
Rotang albus Baill.
Rotang rudentum (Lour.) Baill.
Family:
Arecaceae
Close relatives:
Description:
Ecology
Global distribution:
N/A
Distribution in Laos
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Landscape units
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Endemism in Laos:
N/A
Invasiveness
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N/A
IUCN status
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N/A
Lao official status
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N/A
Use
Use types:
Food
Tools and utensils
Clothing and footwear
Tools and utensils
Clothing and footwear
Comments on use types:
The shoots are a common food with half the Lao species tasting sweet and the others a little bitter. The unripe fruits of some rattan species are also edible, giving a sweet and sour taste.
Domestication:
N/A
Seasonal availability:
Management:
N/A
Value chains:
N/A
Nutrition
Nutritional values:
Comments on nutritional values:
N/A
Nutrient | /100g | Remark |
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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.
Evans, T., Sengdala, K., Thammavong, B., Viengkham, O.V. & Dransfield, J. (2002). A Synopsis of the Rattans (Arecaceae: Calamoideae) of Laos and Neighbouring Parts of Indochina. Kew Bulletin 57: 1-84
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.
Evans, T., Sengdala, K., Thammavong, B., Viengkham, O.V. & Dransfield, J. (2002). A Synopsis of the Rattans (Arecaceae: Calamoideae) of Laos and Neighbouring Parts of Indochina. Kew Bulletin 57: 1-84
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.
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