ຫວາຍບຸ່ນຝາດ, ຫວາຍຝາດ ໄທ: ຫວາຍຈ້າ ວຽດນາມ: ເມີຍເນຶອກ ( ຫວາຍບຸ່ນຝາດ, ຫວາຍຝາດ ໄທ: ຫວາຍຈ້າ ວຽດນາມ: ເມີຍເນຶອກ)

Calamus margaritae Hance
Calamus nutantiflorus Griff.
Daemonorops jenkinsiana (Griff.) Mart.
Daemonorops margaritae (Hance) Becc.
Daemonorops nutantiflora (Griff.) Mart.
Daemonorops pierreana Becc.
Daemonorops schmidtiana Becc.
Palmijuncus jenkinsianus (Griff.) Kuntze
Palmijuncus margaritae (Hance) Kuntze
Palmijuncus nutantiflorus (Griff.) Kuntze

Arecaceae

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Food
Tools and utensils

Its shoots are a popular food in northern Laos, sold for $0.05-$0.2 each or $0.2 per kg. One person is able to collect 6 kg of shoots per collection trip, earning $35 per year. One kg of seed sells for $0.5-$1 and is exported to China to be made into necklaces or as an ingredient of traditional medicine.

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Fats	N/A	N/A
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Minerals	N/A	N/A
Fibers	N/A	N/A

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.
Henderson, A. (2009). Palms of Southern Asia: 1-197. Princeton university press, Princeton and Oxford.
Govaerts, R. & Dransfield, J. (2005). World Checklist of Palms: 1-223. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Cited as Daemonorops jenkinsiana.]