Leme
Calamus longisetus
Family: Arecaceae
What it is like
A palm or rattan. It is a climbing plant. It is robust and climbs 30m long. It is 4-5 cm across. The internodes are 10-45 cm long. The leaf sheath has spines. These can be 6 cm long. The fruit is top-shaped and 3.5 cm long by 2 cm wide. It has a triangle shaped beak. The seed are 2.7 cm long by 1.7 cm wide.
There are 375-400 Calamus species. There are 175 species in tropical Asia.
Where it is found
A tropical plant. It is cold hardy to plant hardiness zone 10.
Countries/locations it is found in
Andamans, Asia, Bangladesh, India, Indochina, Malaysia, Myanmar, SE Asia, Thailand
How it is used for food
It is cultivated.
Edible parts
Fruit
How it is grown
Its other names
Local names
Kha-baung-kyein, Let-me-kyein, Thar-baung, Uddum bet