Calamus gracilis
Roxb.
ArecaceaeShoots
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Shoots
The shoots are eaten.
Where to Find It
It is a subtropical plant. It grows in evergreen forest between 300-850 m altitude. In southern China it is in lowland rain forests between 800-1,500 m above sea level.
Asia, Bangladesh, China, India, Indochina, Laos, Myanmar, SE Asia, Vietnam,
Countries: United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Brunei, Bhutan, China, Georgia, Indonesia, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Mongolia, Maldives, Malaysia, Nepal, Oman, Philippines, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Syria, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Taiwan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen
How to Identify
A rattan. The stems are in clusters. It climbs to 30 m tall. The stems are 2 cm across. The leaf sheaths are green and mottled with dark brown and white hairs. There are only a few small spines. The leaf stalks are 70 cm long with 8-15 narrow leaflets on each side. These are arranged in regularly groups widely spaced.
Notes
There are 375-400 Calamus species. There are 175 species in tropical Asia.
Names & Synonyms
Wai hom, Wai soum, Wai tairtair
References (1)
- Evans, T. D., et al, 2002, A Synopsis of the Rattans (Arecaceae: Calamoideae) of Laos and Neighbouring Parts of Indochina. Kew Bulletin, Vol. 57, No. 1 (2002), pp. 1-84
