Calamus hypoleucus
(Kurz) Kurz
Wai deng, Wai kamlao
ArecaceaeShoots
What to Eat
Edible parts: Shoots
The shoots are eaten.
Where to Find It
In Indochina it grows in scrub bamboo at 150 m altitude.
Asia, Indochina, Laos, Myanmar, SE Asia,
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 in the palm family found in scrub bamboo of Indochina at 150 m altitude.
Notes
There are 375-400 Calamus species. There are 175 species in tropical Asia.
Names & Synonyms
Daemonorops hypoleucus Kurz
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
