Phakhaolao Species Database

Serial no: 71

Status: Basic

Last update: 2024-10-26

ຫວາຍແດງລາວ
Lao Red Rattan
Calamus laoensis T.Evans, Sengdala, Viengkham, Thamm. & J.Dransf.

Plants

Herbaceous plants

Vines

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Local name:

ຫວາຍກະໂຕກ,ຫວາຍວະ, ຫວາຍແຂ້ວໝີ

Synonyms :

Family:

Arecaceae

Close relatives:

Description:

Ecology

Global distribution:

N/A

Distribution in Laos :

Landscape units :

Endemism in Laos:

N/A

Invasiveness :

N/A

IUCN status :

N/A

Lao official status :

N/A

Use

Use types:

Food
Tools and utensils
Clothing and footwear

Comments on use types:

Its bitter shoots can be found on local markets. The canes display ear-like structures and are less sought after than other species, considered good for handicrafts but not for furniture.

Domestication:

N/A

Seasonal availability:

Management:

N/A

Value chains:

N/A

Nutrition

Nutritional values:

Comments on nutritional values:

N/A

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

Photo credits:

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.
NUoL; NAFRI; SNV. 2007. Non-timber forest products in the Lao PDR : a manual of 100 commercial and traditional produce.
National Agriculture and Forestry Research Institute.

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ຫວາຍແດງລາວ Lao Red Rattan Calamus laoensis T.Evans, Sengdala, Viengkham, Thamm. & J.Dransf.